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Blackburn Town Hall

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A tower block annexe was constructed in 1969: the two buildings were connected by an elevated, enclosed footbridge. The tower block was 198 feet (60 m) high and the top was 545 feet (166 m) 9 inches (23 cm) above sea-level when built. The complex went on to be the headquarters of
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columns on first floor. It originally housed a police station with 18 cells, a large assembly room, and a council chamber. The town hall became the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Blackburn on its completion, and the headquarters of Blackburn County Borough in 1889.
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In May 2019, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council announced plans to refurbish the third and fourth floors of the 19th century listed building which remains the main offices of the council.
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and built by Richard Hacking and William Stones, was officially opened by William Hoole, the mayor, on 30 October 1856. The design for the front of the building involved
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both of whom achieved the same distinction. A fourth paving stone was laid outside the town hall in June 2019 to commemorate the life of Private
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A paving stone was laid outside the town hall in August 2017 to commemorate the life of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant
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Lancashire borough of Blackburn in 1974 before becoming the headquarters of the new unitary authority,
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The Italianate 19th-century town hall in the foreground and the 1960s tower block in the background
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The foundation stone for the building was laid by Joseph Feilden of
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Municipal building in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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Blackburn
53°45′00″N 2°29′01″W / 53.7499°N 2.4837°W / 53.7499; -2.4837
Italianate style
Listed Building
Blackburn Town Hall is located in Lancashire
Blackburn Town Hall is located in Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
listed building
Witton Park
Italianate style
Corinthian order
King George V
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
William Grimbaldeston
Victoria Cross
First World War
Percy Dean
John Schofield
James Pitts
Second Boer War


Historic England
"Town Hall, Blackburn (1239734)"
National Heritage List for England

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