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The Town Hall, Christchurch
The Town Hall, Christchurch is a municipal building in Christchurch, Dorset, Christchurch, Dorset, England. The building, which incorporates a room known as the mayor's parlour on the first floor, and is a Grade II listed building. It is currently the base of Christchurch Town Council. History The first town hall was a medieval timber structure built in Millhams Street. The current town hall, which was designed in the Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical style, was originally built in the Market Square in 1746 but, in order to improve traffic flow, it was dismantled and rebuilt in its current position in the former Blanchard's Yard in the High Street in 1859. The move to Blanchard's Yard was funded by public subscription and financially supported by the local Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), member of parliament, Admiral John Edward Walcott. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with six bays facing onto the High Street; the central section of two bays, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch, Dorset
Christchurch () is a town and civil parish in Dorset on the south coast of England. The town had a population of 31,372 in 2021. For the borough the population was 48,368. It adjoins Bournemouth to the west, with the New Forest to the east. Part of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Hampshire, Christchurch was a Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough within the administrative county of Dorset from 1974 until 2019, when it became part of the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority. Founded in the seventh century at the confluence of the rivers River Avon (Hampshire), Avon and River Stour, Dorset, Stour which flow into Christchurch Harbour, the town was originally named Twynham but became known as Christchurch following the construction of the Christchurch Priory, priory in 1094. The town developed into an important trading port, and was Burh, fortified in the 9th century. Further defences were added in the 12th century with the constructio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
