Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1976. Town hall. 7 related planning applications.
Town Hall
- WRENN ID
- open-marble-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1976
- Type
- Town hall
- Address
- Town Hall, Market Street, Trowbridge, BA14 8EQ
- OS grid reference
- ST 856 579
- Coordinates
- 51.32014, -2.20686
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Town Hall, built in 1887, features an asymmetric plan and is constructed of stone. It showcases a gabled front with shaped gables topped by pointed pediments, reflecting a "Jacobethan" style, and includes a central Italianate tower with a short spire. The building has three storeys, with the left side lit by a large round-headed window that has intricate square and half-round tracery, along with a central oriel balcony. To the right, there is a six-light oriel window on the first floor that mirrors the tracery of the left window, topped with a balustrade. The second floor contains a four-light mullion and transom window, while the ground floor features six windows of various shapes.
The central entrance beneath the tower is framed by fluted pilasters and a round-headed doorway adorned with decorative orders and a key featuring "VR." Above the entrance is a cornice inscribed with "Jub Vic. Reg Jun 20. 1887" and flanked by fluted consoles supporting a balcony. To the left, an angled stair turret culminates in a bell dome, which is topped by two chimneys. The tower itself is equipped with a clock and features side piers, a central band, a modillion cornice, and an oriel balcony in front of the clock. Gablets are positioned at the base of the spire. The front of the building is decorated with a variety of devices, mottoes, and arms, including two panels depicting factory workers. The rear and east side of the building have similar elevations, with the east front being the most orderly.
Local climate
Town Hall receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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