Guildhall and Gaol House, Saturday Market Place, King's Lynn : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Guildhall and Gaol House, Saturday Market Place, King's Lynn / ell brown
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| 説明 | Back to Saturday Market Place.On the left is the Guildhall of the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Or as one of the plaques says - Hall of the Guild of the Holy and Undivided Trinity.I was suprised to find the Town Hall and the older Guildhall had the same architectural design. I guess that back in 1895 the architects decided that the Town Hall should look similar to the Guildhall. Perhaps both are used by the local council.It is a Grade I listed building.Guildhall (of the Holy and Undivided Trinity), now part ofcivic accommodation. 1422-28; porch and interior alterationsof 1624.Brick with ashlar and flint dressings. Plain tiled roofs.Narrow site, set gable-end to street. Two elements. To right(east) is the gabled guildhall proper, with the Stone Hallforming the upper 2 floors and lit through a 7-lightPerpendicular arched window with panel tracery. Moulded jambs.Stone string course divides this from ground floor.Ground floor is a brick undercroft used, when built, to storethe guilds goods. Originally entered through 2 timberdoorways, these removed and replaced with two 2-light,round-arched Y-tracery windows. One small 2-light windowflanks right and left. Polygonal corner turrets closeelevation and rise to gabled roof. Whole of facade decoratedwith knapped flint squares alternating with stone squares toproduce chequered flushwork.Original entrance to Stone Hall was via a dog-leg staircaseagainst west wall. In 1624 present porch built to protect newstaircase; this forms left (west) element in overall design.Of same materials and with same chequered flushwork.3 storeys and gabled roof. Diminishing polygonal corner shaftsand string courses at each floor. Central round-headed doorwaywith pair of engaged Doric columns. Guttae under flat hood.Small subsidiary doors either side under lunettes. First floorlit through 6-light transomed casement. Top floor with a largere-used coat of arms relating to reign of Elizabeth, andinscribed Edward Hargae, Mayor, 1624. This flanked by a smalllight each side and another in each of returns. When noticedthat coat of arms to Elizabeth was re-used, a new achievementrelating to Charles II was erected on parapet at Restorationand inscribed William Wharton, Mayor, 1664.INTERIOR. Porch doorway leads to timber staircase. FlutedIonic timber columns on high bases right and left. Balustradewith fat turned balusters and moulded handrail. Dog-legs toright to approach entrance to Stone Hall: moulded stone jambsand arch, with double plank and muntin doors. Stone Hall in 4bays (originally 6). Chamfered wall arches. Wainscoting from1895. Roof of crenellated tie beams supported on arched braceswith pierced tracery spandrels. Roof above is scissor-braced,but boarded. Scheduled Ancient Monument.Guildhall (of the Holy and Undivided Trinity) - King's Lynn - Heritage GatewayOn the right is a former prison called Gaol House. Now a museum.It dates to 1784 and housed the towns gaoler, replacing an earlier gaoler's house. There were some prison cells in the late 18th century. It was a Police Station until 1954.Gaol House is Grade II* listed.Courthouse and prison, now offices and exhibition centre. 1784by William Tuck. Gault brick with ashlar dressings. Plaintiled roof. 3 storeys in 5 bays. Rusticated quoins and stringcourses between each floor. Central rusticated field risinginto first floor to terminate in an open pediment: archeddoorway to ground floor below a recessed panel containing ironshackles and chains. Under pediment is a barred lunette. Thisgrille pattern repeated in fanlight of the panelled door.Fenestration of sashes with glazing bars and gauged skewbackarches. Low parapet with a stone achievement bearing a sundialarm. Gabled roof with internal gable-end stacks. INTERIOR.Prison yard to rear entered through an iron-clad lattice doorwith original fittings. Rectangular yard enclosed by highwalls of surrounding buildings now contains brick cell blockof 1937. Within west and north walls of court are four C18cells. Round-headed brick openings contain iron-clad timberdoors flanked by shuttered iron lattice grilles. 3 westerncells have groin-vaulted interiors, northern one has flatbrick ceiling.Gaol House - King's Lynn - Heritage GatewayShot from the car park - I erased the car licence plates. |
| 撮影日 | 2010-04-24 12:02:22 |
| 撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| 撮影地 | King's Lynn, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | FinePix S1500 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/400) |
| 開放F値 | f/6.4 |