Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 July 1989. Town hall.

Town Hall

WRENN ID
nether-turret-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Date first listed
28 July 1989
Type
Town hall
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Ruabon brick: 3-storey structure with subdued Neo-Baroque terracotta detail. Pitched slate roof to centre flanked by pale brick chimney stacks. 5-bay from with iron railings over parapet with blind cartouche panels and end finials. The central bay has pedimented top flanked by Obelisk finials crowing the frontispiece; various band courses below. The symmetry of the building is formed by alternating the arrangement of windows which are a mixture of 2 and 3-lights, some cross frame with ovolo mouldings. Broad architraves to outer 1st floor bays and bast strapwork volutes to central 2nd floor window over the oriel with panelled parapet and arched central light in early C17 manner - contemporary in style to the obelisks rising from the apron. Broad round arched entry with iron lamp bracket and giant decorative wrought iron tympanum with Art Nouveau touches. Cross frame windows flank the main entrance with further arched doorways to outer bays; modern doors. Left hand side is red brick as far back as the Tabernacle Chapel, then rendered. The right hand side has similar details, 5 + 1 bays with central bay similar to that on the front but without an oriel. Left hand ground floor window raised up over fleuron decorated panel.

The main auditorium rises through 1st and 2nd floors and has bowed gallery front carried on cast iron columns with foliage capitals. Deep classical ornament to front and dated town crest and Prince of Wales feathers; ceiling ventilators. Renovated in 1955.

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