The Town Hall

The Town Hall, located at No 30 High Street, was built in 1859 and is designed as a replica of the old Town Hall from 1746, which was situated at the junction of High Street, Church Street, and Castle Street. The building is constructed of red brick with white stone dressings, featuring a stone eaves cornice and a balustrade. It has a hipped slate roof topped with a domed cupola. The design includes stone quoins, a first-floor string course, and a plinth. The central bay is adorned with a pediment and flanked by Doric pilasters. The Town Hall is two storeys high and has five windows, with a Venetian window and balcony at the centre of the first floor. The ground floor features round-arched windows and a door, all with moulded stone architraves and keystones. The side windows on the first floor have gauged rubbed brick arches with triple stone keys, and all windows are unbarred sashes. A canopy has been added to the ground floor. The Town Hall is part of a group of buildings of local interest, which includes Nos 38, 38a, 42 to 46 (even), The Ship Hotel, and Nos 25 to 29 (odd), along with No 31, Nos 43 and 45, and the walls at the rear of No 29 and those in Druitt Gardens.