Navan Town Hall, Town hall in Navan, Ireland
Navan Town Hall is a Greek Revival municipal building on Abbey Road, designed by John Hargrave and completed in 1831. Its symmetrical five-bay front has a slightly projecting central bay with a ground-floor porch, a Diocletian window above and a pediment, while the outer bays carry sash windows with architraves on both floors. A single-bay, two-storey wing projects on the southeast side.
Built in 1831 by architect John Hargrave, the building first served as a local jail and police station. Over time it became the seat of local administration before ceasing operations in 2014 following government restructuring.
The building's name in Irish, Halla Baile na hUaimhe, is displayed locally alongside the English form. The town stocks, moved here from the old courthouse when the council refurbished the building in 1983, are kept at the town hall.
The building is visible from the street and can be viewed on foot in the town center, with the facade and war memorial clearly on display. It remains publicly accessible to view externally, though the interior is not typically open to casual visitors.
The town stocks were moved from the old courthouse to the town hall when Navan Urban District Council refurbished the building after acquiring it in 1983. The stocks are a reminder that the building began as a bridewell, commissioned after civil disturbances in the early 19th century.
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