Town Hall

The Town Hall, located in Woodstock Market Place, was built in 1766 by Sir William Chambers and underwent alterations in 1898. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and features a hipped concrete tile roof. The building has a square plan, with the town hall situated above the market hall, which was enclosed in 1898.

The façade is two stories high and has a three-window range with a pedimented front. The rusticated ground floor originally had three semi-circular arched openings, which were blocked in 1898. These openings now feature horned sash windows, with a crest set in the open pediment above the central doorway. A moulded string course runs above, and the first floor has six-pane sashes set in moulded stone architraves. The eaves cornice is modillioned, and the tympanum displays a crest of a lion and unicorn. The side walls are styled similarly, with blocked openings that contain late 19th-century sashes. To the left, there are double doors with a fanlight, and six-pane sashes flank a blind window on the first floor. A drinking fountain, installed in 1861, is located to the right.

Inside, there is a late 19th-century dog-leg staircase with a landing leading to the first floor, which features panelled doors set in moulded architraves. There are two mid-18th-century fireplaces with fretted Greek Revival friezes in the rear. The ground floor retains Doric columns from the original market hall, which includes a 17th-century studded door at the rear and late 19th-century pedimented doorways. A 17th-century parish chest is also present. The original design by Chambers included a simple lock-up at the rear of the ground floor, and the staircase partly enclosed the fire engine. The 1898 alterations created a Mayor's Parlour and Library at the front, along with a stair hall and attendant's room at the rear.