Reigate Town Hall, rathaus in Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, UK
Reigate Town Hall is a Grade II listed building from 1901 on Castlefield Road, constructed in the Arts and Crafts style to serve as the town's administrative center. The main structure features twelve facade sections with the central portion containing six bays and two large entrance doors, alongside a separate four-story fire station building topped with a distinctive pagoda-style roof.
The building was completed in 1901 to replace a smaller town hall from 1798 on the High Street that had become inadequate for the town's growing needs. After World War One, a memorial board honoring local residents who died in the war was installed inside, and the hall remained central to local governance even after the formation of the larger Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in 1974.
The building functions as a civic center where the local community gathers for government matters and public events. Inside, visitors find artworks by local painters depicting scenes from the surrounding area, creating a sense of connection to Reigate's heritage and character.
The building is open to the public during special events such as Heritage Open Day, when visitors can access behind-the-scenes areas normally closed to the general public. Located centrally in town and easily walkable, it features a small café inside serving refreshments, with no admission fee charged during heritage event days.
Inside the hall, visitors can view the fuselage of a World War Two Lancaster Bomber, an unexpected artifact that documents the town's wartime history within an administrative building. The collection also displays the Mayor's Mace and a historic town Charter, pieces rarely seen by the public outside special event days.
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