Grosmont Town Hall

Small C19 town hall, with upper assembly room and ground-floor arcaded market place. Rubble stone, ashlar dressings. SE front has large centre gable which breaks forward slightly. Gable head has small square louvred window (formerly glazed) and stone cross at apex. Each side of gable are narrow recessed side walls with tall chamfered slits on the ground and first floors. The tops of these walls form a flat coped parapet flanking each side of the centre gable. Between second and attic floors is a projecting string course with shaped kneelers. First floor has 3-light wooden transom window with moulded mullions and chamfered stone jambs. On ground floor, wide steps lead to a broad segmental arched opening, formerly open but now enclosed by C20 boarded double-doors. Market hall is to NW, ground floor forms open arcade with big segmental arched openings with iron gates on three sides. NW Gable, first floor has 3-light transom as detailed. NE elevation, first floor has two similar transoms and centre tablet commemorating Duke of Beaufort's gift of Town Hall to parish in 1902. SW side has external stone staircase leading to porch with gabled roof; lock up cell on ground floor with small barred window.

Paved market area with open arches on three sides. At N end, a large octagonal stone, with triple quatrefoils on each face, rests on a plain base. This stone is said to be the base of the cross, the remains of which stand in the churchyard. First floor assembly room is five bays with arch braced collar trusses. Roof is ceiled at collar with two square cast iron ventilators. Lateral fireplace with shouldered head and moulded stone surround. Entrance doorway has plank door with applied fillets.