Remains Of The Cloth Hall Re Erected In Ravenknowle Park

The remains of the Huddersfield Cloth Hall have been re-erected in Ravensknowle Park. This structure, a pastiche from 1930, is built of red brick and features two bay arcades with concentric relieving arches. Each end has a pediment, with the south end incorporating the former entrance, which includes rusticated quoins and a semi-circular arch with a triple keystone and imposts. Above the entrance are two plaques: one states "Erected by Sir John Ramsden Bart 1766. Enlarged by His Son Sir John Ramsden Bart 1780," and the other reads "Restored and improved by his grandson Sir John William Ramsden Bart 1848." The building is flanked by two loggias made up of Tuscan columns and trabeation from the former internal colonnades. At the top is a clock tower featuring a circular lantern supported by Tuscan colonnettes, an entablature, a lead dome, a ball finial, and a weathervane. The original Cloth Hall was constructed by Sir John Ramsden in 1766 on a site now occupied by the ABC Cinema on Market Street. It underwent enlargements in 1780, 1848, and 1864 before being demolished in 1930.