1860 – Halifax Town Hall, Yorkshire
“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, 1862: The subject of our illustration this week is the town hall now being erected in Hull of which we give the principal elevation The old building in Lowgate known as the Maitfiion house and in which the municipal business of the town was conducted has been entirely demolished and the ground cleared for the now structure The greater part of the foundations are already in an advanced state,
Winning entry in a competition to design a town hall for Tourcoing, held in 1863. Although they awarded the premium to Parisian architect Léon Rohard,
Detached three-bay two-storey gable-fronted former town hall, designed by William Caldbeck and built alongside his bank constructed at the same time for the National Bank.
As published in The Builder, November 14 1863.
Built to the design of Edward William Godwin, begun when he was only 28, between 1861 and 1864.
Standing today, different from as illustrated in 1868, the tower has no spire,
The Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854 allowed electors of populous places to choose to establish town commissioners. This enabled many newer communities that had never had municipal status to gain local government bodies.
In 1863, the people of Ballymoney began making plans for a new civic building. It was to be known as the new Assembly Rooms and would include a library or reading room,
From The Building News, March 27, 1868: “WE give this week an illustration of the new townhall about to be erected in Aberdeen,