What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Portland Hotel. Opened 1899. Architect James Ragg Wigfull (1864-1936). To the right of this plaque stood the Chesterfield Market Place station of the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway. Architect Cole Alfred Adams (1844-1909) Opened 1897. Closed 1951. Demolished 1973. Recorded plaque organisation: Chesterfield and District Society.
James Ragg Wigfull was a notable British architect known for his work on the Portland Hotel, contributing to late Victorian architectural heritage in Chesterfield. Cole Alfred Adams, an influential railway architect, designed Chesterfield Market Place Railway Station, reflecting the expansion of rail networks and urban development at the turn of the 20th century.
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