Virginia Courthouse — Main Street

Attached three-bay two-storey former market house, built c.1830, with two-storey extension to rear, remodelled c.1920 and refurbished 1973 and c.2000. Now in use as a courthouse and local authority offices. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge tiles,wide overhanging bracketed eaves, profiled cast-iron rainwater goods with some replacement uPVC downpipes, lean-to roof to extension. Vent and chimneystacks no longer in-situ. Roughcast rendered walls with flush ashlar quoins. Six-over-six timber sash windows to first floor, all replacements. Block-and-start ashlar surrounds to pair of arches at ground floor, now infilled as smooth-rendered recesses containing round-headed tripartite multiple pane windows with concentric fanlights. Round-headed door opening between arches and in outer bay to east with single-pane glazed fanlight and replacement double-leaf timber panelled doors. Replacement eight-over-eight timber sliding sash windows to first floor of side elevation to west over two round-headed multi-pane timber sash windows to ground floor. Arched door opening to rear elevation with recent glazed timber screen. Interior with timber panelled entrance lobby leading to courtroom located on the ground floor. Timber panelled courtroom furniture, c.1920, including judge’s canopy, clerk’s desk and public benches. Decorative stucco cornice and ceiling divisions to courtroom.