Wallasey Town Hall
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Wallasey Town Hall
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 6 Sep 2022
The foundation stone for Wallasey Town Hall was laid by King George V on March 25th, 1914 but the building, on Brighton Street at Seacombe, was not opened for municipal purposes until November 3rd, 1920 as, following the outbreak of the First World War, it had been used as a military hospital from 1916 until 1919. Faced with Derbyshire stone from the famous quarries at Darley Dale, Wallasey Town Hall is an impressive building in the Renaissance style with a tower rising 180 feet above the promenade. However, it is often said that it was built back to front; the fine steps lead down to the Mersey and only Promenade strollers and passing ships would see it at its best (http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/wallasey_town_hall/index.html History of Wallasey). The Town Hall is a Grade II listed building (List Entry Number: 1258467 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1258467 Historic England).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.416007
Longitude
-3.022913