Category:Knaresborough House

Thomas Collins 

English Conservative Party politician
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Name in native language	Thomas Collins
Date of birth	1825
Date of death	26 November 1884
Country of citizenship	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation	politician
Member of political party	Conservative Party
Position held	member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1881–1884) member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1868–1874) member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1859–1865) member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1857–1859) member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1851–1852)
Work location	London
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Town house, now council offices. Late C18 for the Collins family. Coursed squared limestone, stone slate roof. 3-storey, 5-bay square central block flanked by single-storey, 2-bay wing to left and 2-storey, 2-bay wing to right. Central panelled door with fanlight and portico with Tuscan columns supporting fluted frieze, dentilled cornice and triangular pediment. Sashes with glazing bars, projecting sills and flat arches throughout first and second floors, 6-pane sashes to 3rd floor. Balustraded band at first-floor level. Moulded eaves cornice, hipped roof, wide lateral stacks. Rear: flanking wings single-storey, windows and balustrade as front. The house became the property of Knaresborough Council in 1951. Interior: entrance hall with 2 pairs of columns with plain beaded capitals. 6-panel doors, tiled floor. To left: wide cantilevered staircase of 2 lights with plain balustrade. Venetian landing window contains painted glass with monograms and coats of arms. Council Chamber at centre of ground floor rear rooms, has plaster ceiling frieze of triglyphs and lamps and classical style fireplace of carved wood.