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and contained a date stone above the central bay. Internally, the principal room was the main hall which was 60 feet (18 m) long and 40 feet (12 m) wide. There was a gallery at the east end and a stage, suitable for an orchestra, at the west end.
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finish at a cost of £900, and was probably completed sometime in 1874. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto New Street. The central bay featured a round headed doorway with grey brick
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on the ground floor, and three tall round headed windows on the first floor. The outer bays were also fenestrated by tall round headed windows. There was a gable above which was
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