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Although the ground floor was converted to retail use and was occupied by a local homewares business, Wray & Co., in the 1970s, the assembly room continued to be made available for community events:
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In the late 19th century, large social events were regularly held in the assembly hall; such events included a series of annual balls organised by the local company of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the
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stone at a cost of £2,000 and was completed in 1857. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto the Market Place; the central bay featured a doorway flanked by
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in the Market Place; it was primarily used for the collection of market rents and dated back to the grant of a charter for a fortnightly fair by
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hearings, and the magistrates' office; there were also two flats, each with a living room and a bedroom.
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Construction work on the new building started in 1856. It was designed in the
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Municipal building in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England
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Leyburn
54°18′36″N 1°49′49″W / 54.3101°N 1.8302°W / 54.3101; -1.8302
Neoclassical style
Listed Building
Leyburn Town Hall is located in North Yorkshire
Leyburn
North Yorkshire
listed building
tollbooth
King Charles II
lord of the manor
6th Marquess of Winchester
3rd Lord Bolton
Bolton Castle
neoclassical style
ashlar
brackets
cornice
sash windows
parapet
petty session
Yorkshire Regiment
celtic cross
First World War
Second World War
North Riding Home Guard
the Wensleydale School
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rishi Sunak

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