Roland House and Commercial Chambers
COMMERCIAL CHAMBERS, PRINCE'S DOCK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218956
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Roland House and Commercial Chambers
- Statutory Address:
- COMMERCIAL CHAMBERS, PRINCE'S DOCK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218956
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Roland House and Commercial Chambers
- Statutory Address 1:
- COMMERCIAL CHAMBERS, PRINCE'S DOCK STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- ROLAND HOUSE, PRINCE'S DOCK STREET
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- COMMERCIAL CHAMBERS, PRINCE'S DOCK STREET
- Statutory Address:
- ROLAND HOUSE, PRINCE'S DOCK STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Kingston upon Hull (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TA0972728677
Details
KINGSTON UPON HULL
TA0928NE PRINCE'S DOCK STREET
680-1/22/311 (East side)
13/10/52 Roland House and Commercial Chambers
GV II
Formerly known as: Ferres Hospital PRINCE'S DOCK STREET.
Former Ferres Hospital almshouses, now offices. Designed 1822,
by John Earle, with late C19 alterations. Brick with painted
ashlar dressings and hipped slate roof with 2 ridge
stacks. Plinth, ground-floor lintel band, first-floor sill
band, moulded cornice and blocking, projecting centre, 3
windows, with pediment containing a sculptured crest and
trophy. 2 storeys; 5-window range of 12-pane sashes with brick
flat arches. Central doorcase with pairs of Roman Doric
pilasters mutule cornice and blocking with the inscription
"Roland House" flanked by anthemions. Moulded 6-panel double
door, with flanking lights between the pilasters. On either
side, single segment-headed tripartite glazing bar sashes.
Beyond, to right, a similar sash. To left, a similar opening
with a 6-panel margin-stile door with sidelights and
toplights.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Yorkshire: York and The East
Riding: Harmondsworth: 1972-: 278; Hall I & E: Georgian Hull:
York: 1978-1979: 55,76,94).
Listing NGR: TA0972728677
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387748
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hall, I, E, , A New Picture of Georgian Hull (1978), 55 76 94
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire - York and the East Riding (1972), 278
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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