Dukinfield Town Hall
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Dukinfield Town Hall
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 4 Jun 2011
When Dukinfield Town Hall was opened, on June 15, 1901, it was the culmination of the campaign for borough status that had started almost four years before. The imposing building, constructed in Domestic Gothic style, was the embodiment of the town’s newly acquired civic status. For the following three-quarters of a century the Town Hall was home to Dukinfield Urban District Council. However, following the creation of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, in 1974, it became home to the new borough’s education department. After council services were centralised in Ashton in the 1980s, the Town Hall became Tameside’s borough register office and this is still based there. The old Council Chamber was converted into a snooker hall and the Jubilee Hall and Lesser Hall continue to be popular venues for family celebrations and other social events. http://www.tameside.gov.uk/buildings/dukinfieldth/history - History of Dukinfield Town Hall (Tameside.gov.uk)
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Image Location
Latitude
53.47779
Longitude
-2.092625