Town Hall And Nos 1 To 7 The Town Hall

The Town Hall and Nos. 1 to 7 the Town Hall in Northallerton was built in 1873, designed by John Rose of Doncaster for the Market and Public Improvements Company Limited. The building is constructed of brick with brick and ashlar dressings and features a hipped slate roof with four brick corner stacks. It has a deeply moulded and bracketed eaves cornice and is two storeys high.

The north front includes three segment-headed shop windows, each accompanied by a triple arched window. Above these are six sash windows, each with a round-headed top sash. The west front features eight segment-arched openings on the ground floor, with the central six openings projecting slightly. There is an off-centre doorway in a double segment arch, flanked by two triple casements. To the north, there is a triple arched shop window, and to the south, a glazed doorway followed by another triple shop window with an additional glazed doorway. Above this, there are six recessed pairs of plain sashes, with the second and fifth pairs topped by semi-circular windows in through-eaves dormers. The lower wings at either end have two blind openings.

The east front is almost identical in design, with a similar window arrangement. The south entrance façade features a projecting single-storey porch with brick rusticated quoins, accessible by five stone steps. On either side of the porch are single segment-arched shop windows with triple windows. Above the porch are two balcony doorways with 20th-century doors, flanked by two plain sashes with round-headed upper sashes.

Inside, the upper floor contains a concert hall with an exposed timber and iron roof supported by carved stone corbels. At one end of the stage, there is a large decorated alcove and sections of cast iron balustrade leading to pairs of steps.