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Boston Road, HORNCASTLE, LN9 6NF

This former Town Hall is the former New Drill Hall. It was built in 1901, the foundation stone being laid by Right Honorable The Earl of Yarborough, The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire with full Masonic Ceremonial on Thursday the 13th Day of June. Public donations raised most of the money to build the hall, which cost £2,500. The Horncastle Rifle Volunteers used the premises, which included a rifle range for the practice of firing .22 rifles, and a sergeant/caretaker’s house. In WWI the building was used as a Red Cross Hospital and in WWII, for the rest and rehabilitation of servicemen. It wasn't until 1970 that the Drill Hall became a Town Hall and it is now sadly awaiting demolition. I don't think I have a photograph of the hall before it was boarded up and if Richard Croft hadn't given me a nudge, I may well have forgotten to take one. The shot was taken from Hangman's Corner. The previous Drill Hall on South Street - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1408871

This former Town Hall is the former New Drill Hall. It was built in 1901, the foundation stone being laid by Right Honorable The Earl of Yarborough, The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire with full Masonic Ceremonial on Thursday the 13th Day of June. Public donations raised most of the money to build the hall, which cost £2,500. The Horncastle Rifle Volunteers used the premises, which included a rifle range for the practice of firing .22 rifles, and a sergeant/caretaker’s house. In WWI the building was used as a Red Cross Hospital and in WWII, for the rest and rehabilitation of servicemen. It wasn't until 1970 that the Drill Hall became a Town Hall and it is now sadly awaiting demolition.

This former Town Hall, on Boston Road, is the former New Drill Hall. It was built in 1901, the foundation stone http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1409123 being laid by Right Honorable The Earl of Yarborough, The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire with full Masonic Ceremonial on Thursday the 13th Day of June. Public donations raised most of the money to build the hall, which cost £2,500. The Horncastle Rifle Volunteers used the premises, which included a rifle range for the practice of firing .22 rifles, and a sergeant/caretaker’s house. In WWI the building was used as a Red Cross Hospital and in WWII, for the rest and rehabilitation of servicemen. It wasn't until 1970 that the Drill Hall became a Town Hall and it is now sadly awaiting demolition. The old Drill Hall - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1408871

Built as a Drill Hall in 1901, the blue plaque declares it a Town Hall in 1970. Now due for demolition.

Front entrance porch. Hopefully a quick decision will be made about this building, before vandals make their mind up for them. Long standing vacant buildings have a habit of catching fire.

A sign above the boarded-up window declares this building to be the East Lindsey District Council Horncastle Area Offices, but not since October 2008, it hasn't.

Has this bell on the front entrance porch rung for the last time?

Now a function and Conference venue in Horncastle.

The overflow pipe acts as a sundial, casting a long shadow down the south facing wall.

Town Hall Forthcoming Events, says the notice board. It still advertises a Poultry Show, at Stickney Village Hall, that has long since gone. The large poster shows a cheque for £6,000 being handed over to Chairman of the Town Hall Working Group, Councillor Bill Aron, so that the THWG can put together its Business Case to secure the future of the Town Hall Building. Was it money well spent? http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1409136