Shire Hall, Appleby-in-Westmorland

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Shire Hall, Appleby-in-Westmorland
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Shire Hall, Appleby-in-Westmorland
LocationThe Sands, Appleby-in-Westmorland
Coordinates 54°34′40″N2°29′18″W / 54.5779°N 2.4884°W / 54.5779; -2.4884 Coordinates: 54°34′40″N2°29′18″W / 54.5779°N 2.4884°W / 54.5779; -2.4884
Built1778
ArchitectDaniel Benn
Architectural style(s) Vernacular style
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameShire Hall
Designated30 March 2000
Reference no.1380199
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The Shire Hall is a municipal building in The Sands, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England. The shire hall, which is currently used as a dental surgery and business centre, is a Grade II listed building. [1]

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History

The assize hearings for the County of Westmorland were held in the then-county town of Appleby, at the Castle until 1670, [2] and then at the Moot Hall until 1778. [3] [4] However, in the early 1770s, the justices decided to commission a dedicated courthouse and the local lord of the manor, Sir James Lowther, agreed to make land available on Bongate (now known as The Sands). [2]

The new building was designed by Lowther's agent, Daniel Benn, in the vernacular style, built in rubble masonry with a stucco finish, and completed in 1778. [1] The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of seven bays facing onto The Sands. There was a short flight of steps, running the full width of the frontage, in front of the building. The four bays on left contained tall doorways, while the three bays to the right contained tall windows. The first floor was fenestrated by square-shaped windows. All the windows incorporated ashlar stone surrounds and glazing bars. Internally, the principal room was the main courtroom. [1] A gaol was built at the same time on a site to the rear of the courthouse but it was taken out of use in 1878. [5]

The building was extended to the right, i.e. to the southeast, to create an extra bay in 1814. [1] The building continued to serve as the assize court [6] [7] until the abolition of the assize courts under the Courts Act 1971. [8] It then served as the local magistrates court, until the court hearings were transferred in March 1998. [9] [10] [11]

The building was subsequently refurbished and converted for use as a dental surgery [12] and business centre. [13]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Historic England. "Shire Hall (1380199)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Curwen, John F. (1932). "'North Westmorland: The gaol and shire hall', in The Later Records Relating To North Westmorland Or the Barony of Appleby". Kendal: British History Online. pp. 36–40. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Moot Hall (1145607)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Raine, Rosa (1858). Rosa's summer wanderings, by the authoress of 'Floreat Ecclesia', reprinted, with additions, from the Churchman's companion. Joseph Masters and Company. p. 107.
  5. ↑ Statute law repeals: eighteenth report, draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill. Law Commission, Scottish Law Commission. 2008.
  6. ↑ "Appleby Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan" (PDF). Eden District Council. 1 February 2022. p. 59. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Jones, Sir Clement (1948). "A Tour In Westmorland". Kendal: Titus, Wilson & Son.
  8. ↑ Hurst, John (2000). Come Back to Eden Lakeland's Northern Neighbour. Sigma Leisure. p. 5. ISBN   978-1850587057.
  9. ↑ "Court Closures And Amalgamations". Hansard. 7 March 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Keswick And Other Mags Courts To Close". The Westmorland Gazette. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "This week in history – October 2". Cumberland and Westmorland Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2023. Appleby Assizes began on Monday morning for the last time — 714 years after the first recorded Assize held in Appleby Castle to settle a squabble over land.
  12. ↑ "The Limes Dental Practice". National Health Service. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Appleby". Cumbria County History. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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