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on the first and second floors while the south elevation featured windows on three floors above the arcading but most of these windows were blocked. The east elevation, i.e. the back of the building, featured a single sash window which was on the second floor. Internally, the principal rooms were the
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The town hall was later converted to alternative uses with the ground floor being altered for retail use, the first floor becoming commercial offices and the second floor operating as a gentleman's club. The second floor was also later converted for office use and the three office suites created on
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in 1204. For many centuries the market took the form of a series of stalls erected in an area which extended from the Square to the High Street, although by the 17th century some of those stalls were of brick construction.
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with the town hall in 1894. However, the assembly rooms in the town hall were seldom used for civic purposes, particularly after the council established permanent offices on Northampton Road shortly after the
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After significant population growth, partly due to its status as a market town, the area became an
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Municipal building in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
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the upper two floors were all refurbished in autumn 2018.
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Market Harborough
52°28′45″N 0°55′21″W / 52.4793°N 0.9224°W / 52.4793; -0.9224
Neoclassical style
Listed Building
Market Harborough Town Hall is located in Leicestershire
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
Grade II listed building
royal charter
King John
lord of the manor
Earl of Harborough
neoclassical style
sash windows
pediment
coat of arms
tympanum
Venetian windows
urban district
First World War



Historic England
"The Town Hall (1074426)"
National Heritage List for England
"Anniversary of Market Harborough Market Charter"

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