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{{Infobox Historic Site | name = Southport Arts Centre| native_name = | image = Southport Arts Centre - geograph.org.uk - 1251892.jpg| image_size = 250 | caption = Southport Arts Centre| locmapin = Merseyside| map_width = 200 | map_caption = Location in Merseyside| alt = | latitude = 53.6472| longitude = -3.0060| coordinates = | coord_parameters = | coord_display = title, inline| coord_format = | location = [[Lord Street, Southport|Lord Street]], [[Southport]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton|Sefton]], [[Merseyside]], England| gbgridref = SD 336 172| area = | elevation = | formed = | founded = | built = 1873–74| built_for = Southport Corporation| demolished = | rebuilt = | restored = | restored_by = | architect = Maxwell and Tuke| architecture = Mixed including Italian [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] and [[French Renaissance architecture|French Renaissance]] elements| visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council| designation1 = Grade II| designation1_offname = | designation1_type = | designation1_criteria = | designation1_date = 15 November 1972 | delisted1_date = | designation1_parent = | designation1_number = 1379674| designation1_free1name = | designation1_free1value = | designation1_free2name = | designation1_free2value = | designation1_free3name = | designation1_free3value = | designation2 = | designation2_offname = | designation2_type = | designation2_criteria = | designation2_date = | delisted2_date = | designation2_parent = | designation2_number = | designation2_free1name = | designation2_free1value = | designation2_free2name = | designation2_free2value = | designation2_free3name = | designation2_free3value = }}▼
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'''Southport Arts Centre''', formerly known as '''Cambridge Hall''', is on the east side of [[Lord Street, Southport|Lord Street]], [[Southport]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton|Sefton]], [[Merseyside]], England, and stands between [[Southport Town Hall]] and the [[Atkinson Art Gallery and Library]]. It was built in 1873–74 and originally contained an assembly hall. The centre contains mixed architectural styles and has a tall clock tower at the right end. During the 20th century the assembly hall was converted into a theatre, and it forms part of the arts complex known as The Atkinson. The arts centre is recorded in the [[National Heritage List for England]] as a designated Grade II [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed building]].
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==History==
The arts centre was built in 1873–74 and was designed by [[Maxwell and Tuke]].<ref name=pev>{{Citation | last =Hartwell| first =Clare
==Architecture==
The centre is constructed in [[sandstone]] [[ashlar]] with a [[slate]] roof.<ref name=nhl/> Its architectural style is mixed, with elements of Italian [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] and [[French Renaissance architecture|French Renaissance]] styles together with "Victorian incised ornament".<ref name=pev/> The building is in two storeys with attics and has a symmetrical nine-[[bay (architecture)|bays]]front, excluding the towers. Running along the ground floor is a [[loggia]] incorporating a [[porte cochère]] in the central three bays. The loggia forms an [[arcade (architecture)|arcade]] of segmental arches carried on cylindrical columns with [[crocket]]ed [[capital (architecture)|capitals]]. Behind the loggia are round-headed entrances and segmental-headed windows. The outer bays project forward, their lower storey is [[rustication (architecture)|rusticated]], and it contains a square-headed window with [[voussoir]]s. In the upper floor, each bay contains a tall round-headed window with [[molding (decorative)|moulded]] [[impost (architecture)|imposts]]. Between the floors is a [[frieze]] and a [[cornice]]. Atop the building are three towers, one at each end and one in the centre. The tallest is the clock tower at the right end of the front facing Lord Street. This has a tall [[belfry (architecture)|belfry]], above which are clock faces on all four sides, and an elaborate lead-clad spire.<ref name=nhl/> The tower is {{convert|132|ft|m|0}} high
==Present day==
The arts centre forms part of the complex known as The Atkinson. On the left side of the entrance on the front facing Lord Street is a shop selling craft items,<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.theatkinson.co.uk/access-facilities/the-atkinson-shop/ | title = The Atkinson Shop |
==Appraisal==
Southport Arts Centre was designated as a Grade II [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed building]] on 15 November 1972.<ref name=nhl/> Grade II is the lowest of the three grades of listing and is applied to buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest".<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.
==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Southport]]
*[[List of works by Maxwell and Tuke]]
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'''Citations'''
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[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in Merseyside]]
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