Town Hall

The Town Hall, built in 1735 on the site of a smithy, was enlarged in 1744 and underwent later alterations, including the addition of a 'Piazza' on the north side in 1768, which has since been removed. The building is partly three storeys and partly two storeys, featuring four windows on the south side and five on the north. It has hipped pantiled roofs topped with a central clock tower that includes a belfry. The structure is made of brick, with brick flat arches and stone cills, and has a moulded cornice over the ground floor, as well as a moulded wooden eaves cornice.

The principal front, facing north, is two storeys high and has five round-headed casement windows on the first floor, with a wide band above and bracketted cills. The ground floor features segmental leaded windows set within channelled rendering, with the central window projecting slightly. The side fronts include Venetian windows in the two-storey sections, adorned with Doric friezes, and the broad band continues from the north. The three-storey sections have five windows each and a channelled ground floor.

The south front has some damaged glazing, but the main feature of interest is the large round-headed doorpiece, which is flanked by engaged Doric columns and has an interlocked 'W' glazing in the fanlight. Above the doorpiece is a panel displaying the town's arms in relief, depicting a castle with an anchor. The clock stage of the tower is topped with a modillion cornice, and the belfry skylight features delicate pairs of fluted Ionic columns at the corners, along with a balcony. Above this is a diminutive spirelet. The building is also fitted with four brick chimneys, each with multiple pots.