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A two-year programme of refurbishment works to the main frontage of the building was carried out by Laing
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at the building corners. Internally, the principal rooms were the main hall, the council chamber and the committee room. The entrance vestibule leading to the staircase was lit by stained glass designed and manufactured by
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to call an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in
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also attended the cabinet meeting in 1921 but then returned to the town house in 1929 to be presented with the freedom of the City of
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