Stephenson Memorial Hall Chesterfield

CHESTERFIELD. - The Stephenson Memorial Hall, Chesterfield, was opened on Monday. Messrs. Smith and Woodhouse, of Manchester, were the architects. The style of architecture is Gothic, of simple detail. The building is faced with red brick, relieved with stone dressing from Sir Joseph Whitworth's quarries at Darley Dale. The roofs are covered with Welsh blue slate, capped with ornamental red ridge tiles. The public hall measures 68 feet in length, 46 feet 6in. in width, and is 40 feet high to the ceiling. In the body of the hall chairs are provided to seat 500 people. Messrs Chadwick and Co, of Masbro', were the contractors. [Building News 18 July 1879 page 79]

The hall erected at Chesterfield as a memorial to George Stephenson, the pioneer of the railway system, was opened on Monday. Messrs. Smith and Woodhouse, of Manchester, are the architects. [Building News 18 July 1879 page 84].

Reference    British Architect 18 July 1879 Page 30
Reference    Building News 18 July 1879 page 79