Gardens · East Midlands
Lafford Terrace
Lafford Terrace — a garden in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Mick Lobb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Lafford Terrace is a garden of interest in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The North Kesteven Council Offices, formerly County Offices, Sleaford, is a municipal structure in Lafford Terrace, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England. The structure, which is currently used as the headquarters of North Kesteven District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The structure was originally commissioned as a row of houses known as Lafford Terrace. The name chosen for the terrace recalled the Rural Deanery of Lafford which had surrounded Sleaford. The terrace was designed by the local firm of architects, Kirk and Parry, in the Italianate style, built in coursed stone with ashlar dressings and was completed in 1856. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of 23 bays facing southwest with the central block and end blocks projected forward as pavilions. The central block of five bays featured a portico formed by Doric order columns supporting arches with keystones and an entablature. The end blocks of two bays each featured bay windows on the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9999, -0.4056
- Address
- Eastgate, Sleaford
- Established
- 1856
Sources
- wikidata: Q26315541 (CC0)
- wikipedia: North Kesteven Council Offices (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lafford Terrace?
- Lafford Terrace is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.9999°, -0.4056°.
- When was Lafford Terrace built?
- Lafford Terrace dates to 1856.