Town Hall - Dewsbury, UK
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N 53° 41.494 W 001° 37.625
30U E 590655 N 5950081
This blue plaque commemorates Dewsbury Town Hall, built in 1889.
Waymark Code: WM11MP1
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/14/2019
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TOWN HALL
BUILT IN 1886-9 OF LOCAL ASHLAR STONE
IN FRENCH RENAISSANCE STYLE AT A COST OF
£40,000. IT HOUSED THE MUNICIPAL OFFICES,
COURT HOUSE AND POLICE STATION OF THE
BOROUGH COUNCIL INCORPORATED IN 1862.
DESIGNED BY THE EMINENT DEWSBURY
ARCHITECTS HOLTOM AND FOX. IT WAS BUILT
BY CHADWICK AND SONS OF STAINCLIFFE.
DEWSBURY MATTERS
"The foundation stone was laid on 12 October 1886 by the Mayor Thomas Bateman Fox JP. According to the Dewsbury Reporter 'a day as it proved so rich with rain, the foundation stone was laid amid great rejoicing. There was a general holiday, decorations, a procession and bands of music illuminations'
The Town Hall was built during the reign of Queen Victoria and was completed to the plans of Holtom and Fox, a local firm of architects within the town. The total build cost was £40,000.
The new Town Hall was built to cater for the towns increasing needs for the many civic offices such as town clerks, schools, highways, lighting, sewerage, rating, town planning, police and courts, merchant exchange, Council Chambers, Concert Hall and mayoral proceedings.
Dewsbury Town Hall was officially opened on Tuesday 17 September 1889 by the Mayor of the time, Alderman John Walker JP.
As with the laying of the foundation stone the official opening of the town hall was declared a general holiday in the town. The main event was a grand procession assembling at Savile Town marching through the borough to the new park known as Crows Nest. From there they followed the route through the streets finally finishing outside the new town hall. The guests were then seated within the Victoria Concert Hall."
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