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Description and DateRemarksProtectionGrid Ref. and
Punchcard No.
House
C.20		 Aldershot Vicarage. Built opposite church in Church Lane on site of earlier vicarage. Built circa 1902 in Tudor style. 2-storey with cottage extension. Large bays at east end, large porch at north end.     SU 869 499
0102 13
Building
C.20		 Palace Cinema, Station Road. Low 2-storey balustraded stucco front, of five double bays with Doric pilasters and cornice. 1950s canopy over ground floor. Interior retains original foyer, projecting kiosk, staircase, and eliptical barrel-vaulted ceiling. Bow fronted balcony with mouldings, supported on two cast-iron colonettes. Plaster proscenium decoration. Some original seating. Modernised in 1950s.     T. & C.P. Act
 SU 865 506
0104 88
Bridge
C.20		 Claycart Bridge. Large military bolted iron structure spanning canal. Two World War I I brick pill boxes dominate the crossing.     C.A.
 SU 853 526
0104 93
Bridge
C.20		 Eelmoor Bridge. Large circular frame pattern, spanning canal. Military origin. World War I I pillbox covers crossing and road.     C.A.
 SU 843 528
0104 94
Building
C.20		 Military Swimming Baths and Fox Gymnasium. Red brick structures with iron frame roofs. Large ogee cupola over entrance lobby. Forms interesting group with smaller gymnasium building. Both buildings dated 1900. Fox Gymnasium a listed building. Ref: The Story of Aldershot, (Cole), p.348.     T. & C. P. Act
 SU 868 523
0104 53
Building
C.20		 Aldershot Municipal Power Station, Laburnum Road. Red brick. Slate roof. Two machinery halls. Ceased to be used as power station circa 1950. The first electric power station in the town and surrounding district, rendered obsolete by the 'grid' system.     SU 860 504
0101 09
Building
C.20		 Town Hall, Aldershot. Municipal offices in Grosvenor Road. Red brick walls with stone details. Slate roof. Small wooden bell tower. 3 storeys. 2-storey extensions of various dates. Ref: 1. Buildings of England; Hants. and I.O.W., (Pevsner and Lloyd), p.76. Ref: 2. The Story of Aldershot, (Cole), pp.304-6.     SU 861 505
0101 07
Monument
C.20		 War Memorial, Municipal Gardens. 20 ft. high granite obelisk with Earved cross. Unveiled 18.3.25. by the Duke of Gloucester. Now dedicated to the dead of Aldershot in the two world wars. Scene of annual remembrance day service. Memorial to the dead of World War I I erected in the area of Princes Hall. Ref: The Story of Aldershot, (Cole), p.304.     SU 861 505
0101 07
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