1860 – Halifax Town Hall, Yorkshire
Architect: Sir Charles Barry & Edward Middleton Barry
“In another volume we gave a view of the exterior of Halifax Town-hall,
“In another volume we gave a view of the exterior of Halifax Town-hall,
From The Building News, September 26,
Winning entry in a competition to design a town hall for Tourcoing,
Detached three-bay two-storey gable-fronted former town hall,
As published in The Builder, November 14 1863.
Built to the design of Edward William Godwin,
Standing today, different from as illustrated in 1868,
The Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854 allowed electors of populous places to choose to establish town commissioners.
Rejected design in architectural competition to design new town hall,
Selected design in architectural competition to design new town hall.