County Hall (Old Sessions House) - Sessions House Square, Maidstone, UK
N 51° 16.693 E 000° 31.357
31U E 327216 N 5683679
Kent County Council (KCC) is based in County Hall in Maidstone and was formerly known as the Sessions House and was designed by Robert Smirke in 1824. The building is Grade II listed and runs along the south west face of Maidstone Prison.
Waymark Code: WMRB67
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/03/2016
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There is an entry for the Old Sessions House at the Historic England website that advises:
Architect Sir Robert Smirke 1824. 2 storeys ashlar, recently refaced. It consists of a centre and 2 slightly projecting wings. Parapet and modillion cornice with a blocking course above the centre. The lst floor has 3 round-headed windows in the centre portion and 1 square leaded window in each wing wih glazing bars intact. The ground floor has a wide round-headed doorway with semi-circular fanlight and double doors of 8 panels each and narrow round-headed window in each wing. 6 stone steps to street level. Plinth. The interior contains a stone staircase with I wooden Doric column to each step.