2017

SJ9223 : County Buildings, Stafford

taken 7 years ago, near to Stafford, Staffordshire, England

County Buildings, Stafford
County Buildings, Stafford
The Martin Street facade. The main offices were built 1893-5 in Baroque revival style with Arts and Crafts influences. Listed Grade II*.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Public buildings and spaces City, Town centre Period: Late 19th Century Date: 1894 Style: Baroque Architecture: Arts and Crafts Building Material: Stone and Brick other tags: Council Offices Grade II(star) Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Listed Grade [91] Other Photos: · County Buildings, Stafford · County Buildings, Stafford · County Buildings, Stafford Title Clusters: · County Buildings, Stafford [4] ·
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SJ9223, 581 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 August, 2017   (more nearby)
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Monday, 21 August, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9226 2325 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9232 2325
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