The Town Hall, building in Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, UK
The Town Hall is a stone building built in Italianate style and completed in 1861, constructed on the site of the former Talbot Inn. Its facade is divided into three sections and features round and square windows along with a decorative porch, clock, and curved pediment.
The building was designed by architect Benjamin Wilson in 1861 and replaced the Talbot Inn, a 17th-century lodge where Charles Edward Stuart made his claims in 1745. After 1974, the town council began using it as their meeting place.
The building displays the inscription "Market Hall" beside its clock, reflecting its original purpose as a marketplace. Today it serves as a gathering place for the community and symbolizes the continuity between Ashbourne's past and present.
The building is easy to find as it sits centrally in Ashbourne's Market Place and is passed by many people daily. You can walk around it to view the stone walls and front clock, and local events are sometimes held nearby.
Two milestones beside the main entrance tell different stories: one remembers the Georgian era when coaches traveled across the country, while another from 2012 celebrates the passage of the Olympic torch through Ashbourne. This pairing shows how the building connects different phases of British history together.
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