Old Town Hall Clock - Staines-upon-Thames, UK
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N 51° 25.989 W 000° 30.851
30U E 672787 N 5700926
Staines old Town Hall, is a stuccoed Victorian blend of Italian and Flemish styles located in a small market square.
Waymark Code: WMK6XT
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/21/2014
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Built in 1880, the old Town hall is an ornate building of white brick and stone, diversified with painted ornamentation. It has two storeys, surmounted by a steeply pitched roof behind a parapet and a central clock-tower flanked by small corner towers.
It was converted into an Arts Centre in the 1990s, and later turned into a pub which has recently failed. It now lies empty and abandoned. A local campaign is being built to press the Council to re-establish the Old Town Hall as an Arts Centre for the community in the heart of the town.
The Town Hall is capped with a 3-sided clock tower ending in a weatherwave. The front dial shows a slight flaw - there are two XI, one at 9 and one at 11.
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