Town Hall

WARMINSTER MARKET PLACE 1. 5411 (South Side) No 6 (Town Hall) ST 8745 SW 6/3

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1. Circa 1837 by Edward Blore. Tudor style in imitation of Longleat (a 2 storey replica of a section of Longleat in fact). Ashlar built. Main front 2 bays linked by porch, above which are the Thyme Arms. Moulded cornices with fascia and friezes over ground and 1st floors, broken around bays and on ground floor across porch. Parapet with central bellcote which is supported by scrolls and has strapwork over. The 2 square bays have Doric ground floor and Ionic 1st floor framing pilasters and 3 light mullions and transom windows with moulded architraves. Linking porch has round headed entrance with moulded architrave and impost string. Steps up to low cast-iron gates with dog-rails. 12 panel doors with glazing bar overlight. Small window behind coat of arms above porch, and small panel over containing clock. The return to Weymouth Street is partly of ashlar, partly of small squared rubble with a panelled chimney and a further entrance. The building was given to the town by the 5th Marquis of Bath in 1903.

Listing NGR: ST8741845077