Guildhall, Lichfield - plaque : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Guildhall, Lichfield - plaque / ell brown
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| 説明 | The Guildhall in Lichfield has been part of Lichfield's City government for 600 years. In forme times it had been a meeting place of the Corporation, but also at various times a court, a prison, police station, theatre and fire station.The Guildhall takes its name from the ancient Guild of St Mary and St John the Baptist. The first Guildhall may have been on this site in 1387, when Richard II had confirmed the incorporation of the Guild, even though it had existed for many years. The old prison had existed round the back since 1553.Major rebuilding took place in 1707 and 1741, but the building was so ruinous it could of fell down.By 1844 the Conduit Lands Trust promised to put the Guildhall right "once and for all".In 1846 a gothic frontage was built, with the stained glass window transfered from Lichfield Cathedral in 1891.These day the Guildhall is used for civic events and Council meetings.The Guildhall, LichfieldLICHFIELDSK1109SE BORE STREET1094-1/8/62 (South East side)06/03/70 The GuildhallGV IIGuildhall. Parts probably C16 or C17 but extensively rebuiltc1707 and extended to rear 1742; early C19 alterations; hallrebuilt 1846-8, by Joseph Potter Jnr of Lichfield. Brick withashlar facade; brick rear wing; tile roofs. Right-angle planwith earlier rear wing.EXTERIOR: Hall in Gothic style: 2 storeys. Offset plinth,cornice over ground floor; 1st floor offset buttresses andsill course, coped gable. 2 pointed-arch entrances, that toleft has triple-chamfered continuous moulding and hood toheavy door with strap hinges; that to right has hood andpaired half-glazed doors with studs and strap hinges. 1stfloor window has 5-light plate tracery with hood and reliefflower motifs, plain blind roundel above. Stair wing to lefthas offset ground floor and coped parapet; 1st floor has2-light single-chamfered plate tracery window. Plaque belowwindow commemorates Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra andis flanked by their busts. Returns have 2-light 1st floorwindows with ashlar plate tracery.Rear wing of various dates, part to rear with rubble base andearly brickwork over, incorporating blocked C16 window of 3triangular-headed lights with brick mullions; C18 and C19brickwork above; varied fenestration; left return has 3 sashedwindows to 1st floor.INTERIOR: Passage with iron grille with gate and cells toleft; hall has hammerbeam roof and panelling; arch to southhas glazed infill over trefoil-headed arcading and benchesused by quarter sessions; fireplace has segmental-pointed archand C16 cast-iron fireback with Royal arms; 1811 stained glassto north window taken from north transept of Cathedral in1891, figures of founders and patrons of the Cathedral and1891 figure of Queen Victoria. Rear staircase has simpleturned balusters, square newels and moulded handrail.c1710 cells to rear range have barrel vaults, segmental-headedentrances with original doors and shuttered and barredwindows, benches and latrines; outer entrance and mullionedwindow now in later infill wing.HISTORY: The hall was used by the Guild of St Mary and St Johnthe Baptist until its dissolution, and by the Corporation from1548.Listing NGR: SK1179609481Plaque about the Guildhall. |
| 撮影日 | 2009-06-14 15:22:29 |
| 撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| 撮影地 | Lichfield, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | FinePix S1500 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.005 sec (1/200) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |