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Listed Building record MDR23447 - War Memorial and Steps at Chesterfield Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield

Type and Period (2)

  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1933 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1933 AD to 2050 AD)

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War Memorial and steps at Chesterfield Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, built between 1933-1938. From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 3771 SE CHESTERFIELD ROSE HILL (South side) 908/4/10018 War Memorial and Steps 30.03.1999 In front of Chesterfield Town Hall GV II Urns, terraces and steps. 1933-8. Designed by AJ Hope of Bradshaw Gass and Hope. War memorial added 1954. Portland stone. Steps rise to semi-circular fronted terrace with balustrade. This terrace has raised platform to rear with semi-circular back wall partly rusticated and topped with console brackets and shallow pediment. Steps on either side rise in two short flights to road level. These steps also have balustrades which continue to left and to right terminating in piers topped with oval stone planting urns. The centre of this top balustrade has chest tomb war memorial raised on single step with bronze torches to either side on rear wall, this pedimented wall flanked by stepped piers. Balustrade to either side finished with oval stone planting urns. This structure was designed as part of the formal approach to the new Town Hall. The war memorial was unveiled by the Duke of Devonshire on 8th May 1954. Listing NGR: SK3797771180 This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 25 January 2017.' (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1113306.

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Location

Grid reference SK 37977 71180 (point)
Civil Parish CHESTERFIELD, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE

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Apr 3 2022 11:29AM

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