visited solo & with @coolboyslim ,
i'm pleased you came along.
The guide hall was opened in 1888 as a magistrates court & police station,
replacing a former guide hall on Weekday Cross.
Designed by Thomas Verity & George Henrey Hunt,
built by Gabbutts of Liverpool at a cost of £65 000.
The walls are built of Darley Dale ashlar & brick, the roof is built of westmorland slate
with a french renaissance design.
The building consists of a foyer, with stairs at each side, 5 courts (courts 1 & 2 with panneling)
reception, offices, meeting rooms & cells beneath with stairs accessing courts 1 & 2
the magistrates court closed in 1996 & the building was used by the council until 2010.
The building is grade 2 listed,
with current plans for the conversion to a hotel.
The site also contains
Central police station
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Central fire station
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facade
towers
courtyards
foyer
1 of 2 staircases
court 1
court 2
secondary staircase
above
below & cells
cont.
i'm pleased you came along.
The guide hall was opened in 1888 as a magistrates court & police station,
replacing a former guide hall on Weekday Cross.
Designed by Thomas Verity & George Henrey Hunt,
built by Gabbutts of Liverpool at a cost of £65 000.
The walls are built of Darley Dale ashlar & brick, the roof is built of westmorland slate
with a french renaissance design.
The building consists of a foyer, with stairs at each side, 5 courts (courts 1 & 2 with panneling)
reception, offices, meeting rooms & cells beneath with stairs accessing courts 1 & 2
the magistrates court closed in 1996 & the building was used by the council until 2010.
The building is grade 2 listed,
with current plans for the conversion to a hotel.
The site also contains
Central police station
Report - - Central police Station, Nottingham, September 2016 | Other Sites
The police station shares part of the block with the fire station, with some access between the 2. Central Police Station, Nottingham by stranton Opened on Shakespeare street in 1938, (never had an opening ceremony because of the war). The exterior has a portland stone front facade & brick...
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Report - - Central Fire Station, Nottingham, September 2016 | Other Sites
A lot of the equipment remains & the electricity is on, some of the lights are on sensers & turn on as you walk along a corridor or access a room. On hearing the release of a side roller shutter, secca drove in circulating the court yard & drove out. The walkway connecting the Guidehall &...
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facade
towers
courtyards
foyer
1 of 2 staircases
court 1
court 2
secondary staircase
above
below & cells
cont.
