Building record MLI96112 - Public Library, High Street, Stamford
Summary
The Public Library, High Street, Stamford was formerly the portico to the market and shambles.
Type and Period (8)
- PUBLIC LIBRARY (Edwardian to 21st Century - 1906 AD to 2050 AD)
- MARKET HALL (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1804 AD to 1905 AD)
- WATCH HOUSE (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1804 AD to 1905 AD)
- FISH MARKET (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1804 AD to 1905 AD)
- BUTTER MARKET (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1804 AD to 1905 AD)
- MEAT MARKET (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1804 AD to 1905 AD)
- FIRE ENGINE HOUSE (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1804 AD to 1905 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 38614
The Public Library is a single storey ashlar stone building with a very wide wooden eaves cornice, a moulded pediment surmounting the whole frontage and a portico with four Tuscan columns. It is on the site of the Shambles and market. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}
This building was formerly the portico to the market and shambles which stood behind it. This market replaced one which had been held in the High Street opposite St Michael's church. Work started on the new building on the present site, which had formerly been the site of the White Lion Inn, in 1804. The building was complete by 1808. By 1868, it had become dilapidated and part of the shambles was demolished. It was converted into a public library in 1906. The portico was originally open and included space for a watch house (police station), a Beadle's house and provision for a fire engine as well as the fish market and butter market. {2}
This building was designed by William Legg, who was influenced by Inigo Jones. {3}
There are some fragments of a medieval arcade incorporated into the outbuildings to the library. They were revealed during recent alterations but are now hidden and no details are known about them. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/101.
- <2> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 61, p 53, plate 151.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p 696.
- <4> SLI12932 Bibliographic Reference: ROGERS, A.. 1970. The Medieval Buildings of Stamford. No 12, p 24.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0309 0722 (27m by 37m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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