Town Hall

The Town Hall, in Midsomer-Norton, was built in 1860 by Thomas Harris Smith and is an example of Italianate architecture. It is two stories high. The exterior is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with varying bands, featuring ashlar quoins and bands, and a rough-faced, battered sandstone plinth with a rounded and pointed string course. The roof is hipped and slate-covered, with moulded brackets to the eaves. The windows are arranged in arcades on both the first and ground floors. The first floor windows have rounded intrados and pointed extrados with labels, and grey and yellow ashlar quoins. A moulded string and impost strings are also visible. A two-story porch is located on the left side, featuring a pointed doorway with a blind tympanum and label, and a single window on each face. The main elevation includes an arcade of five windows on the first floor, flanked by round-headed windows; the arcade features carved caps on engaged shafts. Below, on the ground floor, are five windows, with the right-hand window positioned above two doorways. On the corner return to the north, there are two levels of nook shafts on the first floor. The north front showcases an arcade of five windows with sashes on the first floor, supported by freestanding columns and carved caps, with a central, stone-bracketed balcony. The ground floor of the north front has three arches, with a central, tall round-headed doorway.