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Newtown Old Town Hall

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to try to stimulate economic development in 1584. In the late 17th century, the mayor and burgesses decided to commission a town hall in order to be able to exercise the privileges afforded to them of holding dinners at which they would confirm the names of the candidates for the two seats.
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and agreed for it to be run as a Youth Hostel for fifteen years. An exhibition of the exploits of the Gang was put on display in the building, which became a local tourist attraction, open to the public during the summer months.
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on the ground floor and four round headed windows on the first floor; the west front was completely plain. Internally, the principal rooms were the council chamber and the mayor's parlour.
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was added in 1813. Newtown had a very small electorate which was dominated by three families (the Barrington, Holmes and Anderson-Pelham families), which meant it was recognised by the
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OBE, a specialist conservation architect who managed to save the derelict structure. The repair was funded by
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After many years of decline and neglect the building was repaired in 1933 under the supervision of
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in the 14th century. However, it failed to recover after a French raid in 1377 and
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Members of parliament who were chosen in the town hall included the future
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Villages of Britain The Five Hundred Villages that Made the Countryside
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Ferguson's Gang: The Remarkable Story of the National Trust Gangsters
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The ancient borough of Newtown alias Franchville, Isle of Wight
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Municipal Corporations Act 1883 (46 & 46 Vict. Ch. 18)
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is a municipal building in the High Street in Town Lane,
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Municipal building in Newtown, Isle of Wight, England
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Newtown
50°42′47″N 1°24′04″W / 50.7131°N 1.4012°W / 50.7131; -1.4012
Tudor style
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/newtown-old-town-hall
Listed Building
Newtown Old Town Hall is located in Isle of Wight
Newtown, Isle of Wight
listed building
National Trust

borough
Queen Elizabeth I
parliamentary seats
Tudor style
casement windows
prime minister
George Canning
portico
Tuscan order
modillioned
cornice
canopy
UK Parliament
rotten borough
members of parliament
Reform Act 1832
Municipal Corporations Act 1883
John Eric Miers Macgregor
Ferguson's Gang

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