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Ripon Town Hall, Market Place #1
A grade II* listed building dated 1799 with frieze inscribed "EXCEPT YE LORD KEEP YE CITTIE YE WAKEMAN WAKETH IN VAIN".
History. The Town Hall was built by Mrs Elizabeth Allanson of Studley Royal, (daughter and heir of William Aislabie), for the use of the Corporation, and was presented to it in 1897 by her eventual heir, the First Marquess of Ripon to commemorate his mayoralty, (1895-6). A marble tablet placed inside the hall by Mrs Allanson's sister and heir, Miss Elizabeth Sophia Lawrence, in 1808, records the benefaction.
LBS No: 330144
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 7 May 2014
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Ripon Town Hall, Market Place #2
The Ripon Civic Society plaque placed just inside the doorway of the Town Hall.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 7 May 2014
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Ripon Town Hall, Market Place #3
The ornate lamp over the entrance to the Town Hall.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 7 May 2014
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Ripon Town Hall and flanking buildings
Most of the buildings in the historic centre of Ripon are listed. The Town Hall is grade 2*, entry 1174370, and the buildings either side (currently both banks) are grade 2.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 May 2016
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Ripon Town Hall - motto
The city's motto is "Except the Lord keep the cittie, the wakeman waketh in vain". From Psalm 127 verse 1, but here a reference to the historic practice of the night watchman or wakeman, who still proclaims the curfew every evening
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Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 May 2016
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Ripon Town Hall, Market Place
A grade II* listed building dated 1799 with frieze inscribed "EXCEPT YE LORD KEEP YE CITTIE YE WAKEMAN WAKETH IN VAIN".
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 12 Sep 2020
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Ripon Town Hall
The Grade II* listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1174370?section=official-list-entry Ripon Town Hall dates from 1799 and is by the architect James Wyatt. It was built by Mrs Elizabeth Allanson of Studley Royal (daughter and heir of William Aislabie), for the use of the Corporation, and was presented to it in 1897 by her eventual heir, the First Marquess of Ripon to commemorate his mayoralty (1895-6).
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 16 Oct 2022
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VR postbox (HG4 2)
The priority postbox (HG4 2) outside Ripon Town Hall
Image has a crocheted crown featuring red poppies and a soldier
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Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 16 Oct 2022
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Postbox topper
The priority postbox (HG4 2)
Image outside Ripon Town Hall has a crocheted crown featuring red poppies and a soldier.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 16 Oct 2022
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Ripon Town Hall
On the south side of Market Place.
Image: © philandju
Taken: 1 Sep 2015
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