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Dronfield Civic Centre. As part of Dronfield Civic Centre, a small single-storey civil hall was erected on the north side of the square. It was a timber-clad building with a recessed entrance facing onto the Dronfield Civic Centre Approach Road. It featured a small rockery in front of the entrance.
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In the mid-1990s, it was decided to demolish the old civic hall, and to redevelop the north side of
Dronfield Civic Centre to create a more substantial community events venue. The new building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in red brick with stone dressings and was officially opened on
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Meanwhile, also in the 1970s, the council developed the area around Eldon Croft at the north end of
Farwater Lane. Various buildings, including a candle maker, a cobbler's and public house known as The Mason's Arms were demolished to make way for a small square surrounded by shops: this became known
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was established in
Dronfield in 1861. The local board decided to commission modest offices abutting the south side of the High Street close to the corner with Church Street. The three-storey structure, which became known as the Town Hall Buildings, formed part of a terrace of properties designed in
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14 December 1999. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of seven bays facing onto
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Council in 1894, the council initially used the Town Hall
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