Bridlington Town Hall

Bridlington Town Hall is a town hall of 1931, designed by F.Y. Newton, the Borough Surveyor. It is constructed of red brick with ashlar and concrete dressings. The building has a concrete plinth, quoins, and a moulded entablature with cornice and parapet. It is two storeys high.

The east front has fifteen bays, with the central five bays projecting, as do the single bay end pavilions. A portico with four Corinthian columns supports an open pediment displaying the Bridlington arms. Above the portico is an ashlar cupola with a square lead dome, taken from Chelsea Hospital. Double bronze doors are set within a moulded surround, featuring a flat hood forming a balcony with iron railings to the window above, also within a moulded surround. Either side of the portico are single, narrow, glazing bar sashes on each floor. Further to either side are single sashes in moulded surrounds with pediments; the upper sashes have similar surrounds with attenuated keystones. Recessed wings, four bays wide, flank the central section, featuring similar window arrangements. The projecting pavilions are articulated with giant Corinthian pilasters supporting pediments, and feature a single sash to each floor, each within a moulded surround.

The north and south fronts are identical, each being two storeys and seven bays wide, with a central doorway framed by a moulded surround topped by a pediment on brackets. Either side of the doorway are three glazing bar sashes in moulded surrounds with pediments, above which are seven similar sashes, also in moulded surrounds topped by attenuated keystones.

The west front, fifteen bays wide, has a single-storey, nine-bay centre with a projecting central porch containing double doors and overlight in a moulded surround with a pediment on brackets. Either side of the porch are three tall, round-headed windows with moulded arches, keystone brackets and a linking post band. Beyond these are single, slightly projecting blind bays featuring coats-of-arms. Recessed wings, two storeys and three bays wide, complete the west front, with pedimented sashes on the ground floor and keystone surrounds above.

Internally, the entrance hall contains a marble Imperial staircase. A panelled lobby leads to a panelled council chamber on the left and a ballroom to the right, both rooms articulated with giant pilasters. The Mayor's parlour and other important rooms feature good fireplaces and doorcases.