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Ossett Town Hall

Ossett Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Ossett, West Yorkshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ossett Borough Council until 1974, is a grade II listed building. History After significant population growth in the second half of the 19th century, particularly associated with coal mining, the area became a municipal borough in 1890 and civic leaders, who had been operating out of rented premises in New Street, decided to procure a dedicated town hall for the area. The site they initially selected at the corner of Bank Street and Illingworth Street was found to be unsuitable and instead they decided to make use of a site in the Market Place which had been occupied by the local grammar school before it moved to Park House, off Storrs Hill Road. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the mayor, Alderman John Hampshire Nettleton, on 27 February 1906. It was designed by Walter Hanstock & Son of Batley in the renaissance style, built at a cost of £22,000, which was financed by public subscription, and officially opened by the mayor, Councillor John Thomas Marsden, on 2 June 1908. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with twelve bays facing onto the Market Place with the end three bays at each end slightly projected forward and topped with ornately carved pediments containing oculi. The central section of two bays, which also slightly projected forward, featured a round headed doorway flanked by caryatids supporting brackets carrying a stone balcony; there were round headed windows on the first floor flanked by Ionic order pilasters with a pediment above containing a roundel depicting local industries. At roof level was a two-stage clock tower with cupola and dome, containing a large Cambridge-chiming turret clock by William Potts & Sons and a set of five bells by Taylor of Loughborough. Internally, the principal rooms were the council chamber and the public hall, which featured a large gallery. King George V and Queen Mary visited Ossett Market Place and talked to civic leaders outside the town hall in July 1912 and the young men of Ossett were called up at the town hall and billeted there during the First World War. A war memorial in the form of a soldier with a rifle was installed outside the town hall in 1920. The professional snooker and billiards player, Joe Davis, took part in a series of exhibition matches at the town hall in December 1948 to raise funds for local charities. An organ, which had originally been designed and manufactured by John Compton for the Rialto Cinema in Bebington in Cheshire in 1933, was recovered from the cinema on its closure and installed in the public hall in January 1970. The opening concert was broadcast on the programme, The Organist Entertains, on BBC Radio 2. The building served as the headquarters of Ossett Borough Council for much of the 20th century but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Wakefield District Council was formed in 1974. A major programme of refurbishment works costing £2 million commenced at the town hall in March 2020. See also Listed buildings in Ossett References
Sir Ralph Abercromby (pub)

The Sir Ralph Abercromby, also known as the Abercrombie, is a pub between Jackson's Row and Bootle Street, in Manchester, England, named after Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby. Built in the 19th century, it is one of the few structures remaining in the area from the time of the Peterloo Massacre. Wounded people from the massacre were brought to the pub for medical treatment. Many later changes were made to the building, both inside and outside, with no substantial 19th century features remaining. It is thought to be the inspiration for the pub in Life on Mars. The pub is owned by Enterprise Inns. It has a central bar, a function room (formerly a games room) and a beer garden. In February 2016, it won a CAMRA award for "Pub of the season". In 2014, it was threatened with demolition, along with Bootle Street police station and Manchester Reform Synagogue, to make way for the St Michael's redevelopment of the area led by Gary Neville. A Change.org petition to save the pub was signed by over 3,500 people. An application by members of the Campaign for Real Ale to list the building was declined by Historic England as the building was not of "national interest". Several applications to Manchester City Council to protect the pub as an asset of community value were also declined in 2014 and 2016. The possibility of dismantling it and doing a brick-by-brick rebuild of it in a new location was aired in 2016, but is likely to be costly. On 12 July 2017, the revised plans for the development included Gary Neville's consortium buying and retaining The Sir Ralph Abercromby. Neville was reported as saying "There’s no doubt we underestimated, not the architectural importance of the pub, but the actual social community importance of the pub". References
Pontefract Town Hall

Pontefract Town Hall is a town hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1882. It is now owned and used by Wakefield Council as a registry office. The building has been Grade II listed since 15 November 1988. History The present building was commissioned by Pontefract Borough Council as the new assembly rooms for the town after the council deemed the old town hall to be insufficient for their then requirements, especially for concerts, balls and public meetings. A design competition was arranged and the winning design was selected for the new assembly rooms following a competition for which 59 entries were submitted. The building was designed by Henry Perkin and George Bertram Bulmer of Leeds and completed in 1882. The civic leaders and magistrates started to hold their meetings in the assembly rooms from the early 20th century. The building remained the meeting place for Pontefract Borough Council but ceased to be the local seat of Government when the enlarged Wakefield Metropolitan District Council was formed in 1974. The building was the subject of an extensive restoration programme in 1996. Since it was formed by the then Vicar of St. Giles Church, the Reverend Jack Peel, in 1949, the St. Giles with St. Mary's Pantomime and Theatre Society have been staging pantomimes in the assembly rooms. Performances in the 1950s included a pantomime based on a folk tale from One Thousand and One Nights entitled Aladdin; more recent performances have included a pantomime based on another folk tale from One Thousand and One Nights entitled Sinbad the Sailor in 2011 and a pantomime based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen entitled the Snow Queen in 2020. Architectural style Exterior The building is of red brick in Flemish bond dressed with ashlar sandstone and a steeply pitched Welsh slate roof and is Jacobean in style. The Bridge Street facade has one bay and a leaved panelled door situated below a fanlight under a round-arched portal with datestone. Interior There is a central entrance hall with staircase leading up to the first floor which has a galleried assembly room. The assembly room has a gallery with decorative panels to gallery front and an arched ceiling with transverse ribs. See also Listed buildings in Pontefract References External links Wakefield Council - Pontefract Town Hall
Hôtel de ville de Pontefract

L'hôtel de ville de Pontefract (pontefract Town Hall en anglais) est le siège du conseil municipal de Pontefract (Pontefract Town Council) et de ses services. L'hôtel de ville, situé dans la ville de Pontefract, dans le Nord de l'Angleterre. Il a été construit en 1882. voir également Ancien hôtel de ville de Pontefract Notes et références Liens externes Site officiel Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail du Yorkshire Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
St Matthew's Church, Newbottle

St Matthew's Church is a Church in Newbottle, Tyne and Wear in the City of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough. It is a Grade II listed building. About St Matthew's Church historically served the areas of Newbottle and Philadelphia. The church falls within the Diocese of Durham. History On the site of the current church was originally a chapel named St Matthew's Chapel of Ease, that was constructed in October 1850 on land given by the Earl of Durham. The chapel was demolished in 1885. The new and current church had its stone laid on 1 May 1885 by Joseph Barber Lightfoot, Bishop of Durham, and was completed by 1886. On 15 July 1985, St Matthew's Church became Grade II listed. List of Vicars Rev. Alfred J. Blagden (1865–1886) Rev. Douglas Samuel Boutflower (1886–1896) Rev. Edwin John Day (1896–1917) Rev. Samuel T. Watts (1917–1925) Rev. Charles J. Lockyer (1925–1936) Rev. Robert W. Bruce Richards (1936–1945) Rev. Robert Burt (1945–1962) Rev. C. Charlton (1962–1967) Rev. Michael Bates (1967–1975) Rev. Ray Skinner (1976–1987) Rev. Stephen Taylor (1987–1992) Rev.Edward Wilkinson (1992–Present) References
Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital

The Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital is a health facility at Wallsend Green, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England. It is managed by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. History The facility has its origins in a private house, known as Wallsend Hall, built in the early 19th century. The hall was originally occupied by William Clark, then by his son-in-law, John Wright, who were both Mayors of Wallsend, and then by Robert Richardson Dees, a local solicitor, before being acquired by Sir George Burton Hunter in 1914. Burton presented the hall and its grounds to Wallsend Corporation in 1919. The site was developed as a hospital in the 1920s and extended to the east in the 1940s to create the current health centre. The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948. The hall itself was re-designated for municipal use in the 1950s. References
Carnegie Library, Herne Hill

The Carnegie Library is a public library in the London Borough of Lambeth in Herne Hill, South London. The library opened in 1906. It closed as a public lending library in 2016 as a result of cuts to funding, reopening in 2018 with a reduced librarian service. History The Carnegie Library was funded by a grant of £12,500 from Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and designed by the architects Wakeford and Sons. This building was one of 2,509 libraries established worldwide with a legacy from Carnegie. Like many Carnegie libraries, the Herne Hill library has elegant architectural features, such as large windows and a glass dome which provide plenty of natural light, graceful Corinthian columns, and parquet floors. It was opened in 1906 and is a Grade II listed building. Historic England notes as one of its reasons for the Grade II designation that "the library is almost unchanged externally, and the internal arrangement remains legible despite later, internal alterations which are largely reversible." Present day The library was closed by Lambeth Council from March 2016 to February 2018, when it reopened with a reduced service. The library was occupied in protest at its closure for nine days by members of the local community, including senior citizens and teenagers studying for A level exams. Protesters from campaign group Defend The Ten voluntarily left the library before being evicted, and the occupation ended with a protest march to Brixton Library. The occupation was supported by many famous authors including Stella Duffy, Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby and Colm Tóibín, and had a great deal of public support, as shown by a mass demonstration of over 2,000 people who marched from the library to the town hall when the occupation ended. In October 2018, the Carnegie Community Trust received a Heritage Lottery Resilience Fund grant to run a Community Hub within the building. According to local news site BrixtonBuzz, "Lambeth Council wants the Trust to manage the building – despite opposition from the Friends of Carnegie Library." References
St Peter's Vicarage, Vauxhall

St Peter's Vicarage is an Anglican church vicarage at 308 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, London SE11. It was built in the late 18th century, and has been Grade II listed since 1974. St Peter's Church is next door at no 310. References External links Media related to St Peter's Vicarage, Vauxhall at Wikimedia Commons
St Anne's House, Vauxhall

St Anne's House, 363 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, London SE11, is the presbytery for St Anne's Church next door. It was built in the early 19th century, designed by Joseph Gandy in the Soanian style, and has been Grade II listed since 1981. References External links Media related to St Anne's House, Vauxhall at Wikimedia Commons
Doughty's Hospital

Doughty's Hospital is a hospital and almshouse for the elderly in the city of Norwich, England. Located on Golden Dog Lane, it was established by a bequest of £6,000 from William Doughty in 1687, and held patients over 60 years of age until 1856 when this was increased to 65. It initially housed 32 patients. History In 1687, William Doughty, in his will which described it both as a hospital and an almshouse, bequested £6,000 for a hospital intended for 32 people over 60 years of age. Doughty had no children, and his other relatives appeared to have dealt deviously with him in the past, so he was motivated to give his wealth to charitable deeds. Also in his will, Doughty made a specific provision for the Norwich corporation to assume responsibility for the hospital after a designated number of years. His contribution is reflected on a commemorative stone at the building. During the 18th century, residents donned purple outfits, and the hospital had rules against "cursing, swearing, and drunkenness." The transition of the hospital into Norwich corporation ownership caused significant controversy. In the 1830s, the city's aldermen were caught up in a controversy in which they were accused of buying votes through the promise of places in the almshouse. This led to a new body of trustees being established, which was partially independent of the Norwich corporation. Doughty's rule that nobody 60 years old or younger should be admitted to the hospital was followed faithfully until 1856, when trustees agreed that the minimum age limit for nomination should be raised so that no patient under 65 would be admitted. The hospital was rebuilt atop the sparse remains of its 17th century ground floor in 1869, and through this was extended, meaning it could house 13 more patients. The building received a restoration in 1995. In 2010, A History of Doughty's Hospital, Norwich, 1687-2009, was published, detailing its 320-year history. Architecture The building is outwardly of Victorian style. It consists of three connected ranges of two stories around a courtyard, with four flats on each floor on each side. Each flat features round-headed doors and 2-light casements with rusticated brick surrounds. The building has red brick and pantile roofs with a continuous-pitch roof over the cast iron first floor balcony. The roofs feature 19th century chimneys in a Tudor-like style, and crow-stepped end gables There are 13 first-floor windows on each of the flanking sides, and eight on the end range. The inner balusters and newel posts from the building's 17th century staircase were re-used in the north-west corner of the building. References
Town Mill, Guildford

The Town Mill is a Grade II listed 18th-century watermill located in the centre of Guildford on the River Wey. History The earliest recorded mill on the site was one constructed by Walter de la Poyle in 1295. This was a fulling mill as Guildford was an important location in the wool trade. This was probably the mill known as Kings Mill. By the late 17th century the mill had been extended to include corn milling with 4 pairs of stones, two for flour and two for animal feed. The whole assembly was driven by three external water wheels. The construction of the Wey Navigation was a boon for the mill, enabling grain to be delivered to the mill by barge and the resulting sacks of flour to be taken, again by barge, to London. By 1768, the buildings had become rather dilapidated and the eastern range was demolished and replaced by a three-storey red brick edifice with dentil moulding under the eaves of a tiled roof. The western range was simply repaired and continued in use. This section was known as the Hogsmeat Mill. At the same time the old undershot wheels were replaced with more efficient breast shot wheels. In 1827, it was reported that an extension to the Hogsmeat Mill was attached to the Guildford foundry, on the site now occupied by the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, but this building was demolished by 1852. In 1852, the western section was replaced with an identical brick building styled to match the 1768 building. From 1770, an additional water wheel was being used to pump water to the town reservoir on Pewley Down. This was replaced by two water turbines in 1896, then a single turbine in 1930, in use until 1952 when it was itself replaced by electric pumps nearby. In 2003, Guildford Borough Council arranged for the refurbishment and installation of an identical turbine as an example of renewable energy. Rather than pumping water, this turbine drives a generator to supply up to 260,000 kWH of electricity into the National Grid, annually. The turbine came on-line in 2006. The 1930 turbine has since been preserved, and is on display at Dapdune Wharf. The Mill is now used by the adjacent Yvonne Arnaud Theatre as a scenery workshop and studio theatre. See also Mills on the River Wey and its tributaries List of watermills in the United Kingdom References
St Anne's Church, Brown Edge

St Anne's Church is an Anglican church in Brown Edge, Staffordshire, England, and in the Diocese of Lichfield. The building is Grade II listed. History and description In the early 19th century the inhabitants of Brown Edge were miners who worked at Chatterley Whitfield and other mines, a few miles away. The benefactors who gave land for the church, and contributed to its building, included the owners of these mines, notably the mine-owner Hugh Henshall Williamson (1785–1867). The church, designed by J. C. Trubshaw, was built in 1844, using local stone. It was consecrated on 1 June 1844 by the Bishop of Lichfield, John Lonsdale. The tower, with a spire, was built by Ward and Son in 1854. It is built against the north-east of the church, and is described in the listing text as "Iconoclastic Romanesque". See also Listed buildings in Brown Edge References
The Three Tuns, Osmotherley

The Three Tuns is a historic pub in Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The pub was built in the 17th century, and the building was altered early in the 19th century. The building was grade II listed in 1970. In 2018, the pub was put up for sale for £700,000, at which time it had a bar, restaurant, snug, four hotel bedrooms, and a beer garden. In 2021, The Yorkshireman recommended it as one of the ten best beer gardens in the North York Moors, and described the pub as "no frills" but as having a "homely, cottage-like air". The pub is built of stone on a plinth, and has a pantile roof with a shaped kneeler and stone coping on the right. The central doorway has a plain surround on shaped plinths, on the left is a fire window, and the other windows are horizontally-sliding sashes. See also Listed buildings in Osmotherley, North Yorkshire References
Croydon Town Hall

L'Hôtel de Ville de Croydon est un bâtiment municipal situé à Croydon, un district de Londres. Il est le siège du Croydon Borough Council. Histoire Croydon a eu trois mairies au cours de son histoire. La première a été construite en 1566 ou 1609, et démolie en 1807. Une deuxième a été édifiée en 1808 puis démolie dans le cadre de l'élargissement de la High Street de la ville dans les années 1880. La troisième mairie date de 1895, c'est le bâtiment encore existant. L'actuel bâtiment de brique rouge, conçu par Charles Henman, a été ouvert en 1896 par Édouard VIII, alors Prince de Galles. Le bâtiment a été entièrement rénové au milieu des années 1980, et est relié à la Croydon Clocktower et au Cinéma David Lean. Références Liens externes Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail de Londres Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
St Luke's Church, Endon

St Luke's Church is an Anglican church in Endon, Staffordshire, England, and in the Diocese of Lichfield. The building, dating originally from about 1720 and rebuilt in the 1870s, is Grade II listed. History and description The original church was built in 1719–1721. It had a nave with a west tower, and two galleries, one of which was accessed from external stairs on the tower. It was a chapel of ease for the parish church of Leek, St Edward's; in 1865 the parish of Endon was created, which included Longsdon until 1889. The church was rebuilt in the 1870s by Beardmore of Hanley, preserving the original tower and its external stairs. The chancel was extended and a south aisle of three bays was added. A stone pulpit was installed, and the box pews were removed. The floor of the nave was laid with tiles by Mintons. A north aisle, similar to the south aisle, was built in 1898. In the 1980s, the Chapter House, an octagonal meeting room, was built adjoining the church on the north-west. The east window, installed in 1893, is by Edward Burne-Jones; it is a memorial to George Smith of Bank House. Another window was given as a memorial to the writer T. E. Hulme, born in Endon, and killed in the Great War. There is a single bell, dated 1726. In the grounds of the church is an armillary sundial, commissioned from Robert Foster of Ironbridge, commemorating the centenary in 2014 of the Great War. See also Listed buildings in Endon and Stanley References External links Media related to St Luke's Church, Endon at Wikimedia Commons
Cleveland Tontine

The Cleveland Tontine is a historic building in Ingleby Arncliffe, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. In the early 19th century, a turnpike was constructed from Crathorne, to join the existing road from Thirsk to Stokesley. A group of investors decided that the junction of the two roads would be a good location for a coaching inn. They funded it with subscriptions to a tontine, which totalled £2,500. From 1827 to 1843, it was a stop for the Cleveland stagecoach, from Leeds to Redcar; from 1823 to 1830 by the Expedition, from Leeds to Newcastle upon Tyne; and from 1833 to 1840 for the Mail from Leeds to South Shields. Various shorter-lived routes also called. Before 1923, the building was converted into a private home, Ingleby House. After World War II it became a hotel and restaurant. It was purchased by Provenance Inns in 2016, which spent £1,000,000 increasing the number of bedrooms from 7 to 21. In 2025, it closed for conversion into a wedding venue and cookery school. It lies at the junction of what are now the A19 and A172 roads. The building was grade II listed in 1952. The inn is built of sandstone, the rear wing whitewashed, with hipped Lakeland slate roofs. It has two storeys and a basement, a front of five bays, and a rear wing. In the centre, a perron leads to a doorway with engaged columns, a radial fanlight in an archivolt, and a pediment, above which is a tripartite window. The outer bays contain canted bay windows, and most of the other windows are sashes. In the west wing are mullioned and transomed windows. Inside, there are three early fireplaces with original iron grates, plus a fireplace in the basement dating from about 1600, and moved from elsewhere. See also Listed buildings in Ingleby Arncliffe References External links Official website