The town hall was built in 1898 by James Eadie, who was a brewer from Blackford, Scotland.[1] He moved to Fazeley in 1842, where is brother John Eadie lived and worked as a tea dealer.[2] James Eadie began supplying malt around the town and later expanded his business to the town of Burton upon Trent.[3][4] In 1898, Eadie funded the building of the Victoria Memorial Hall in Fazeley as a tribute to Queen Victoria.[5] After completion of the hall, it was used for a variety of purposes such as silent films and lessons in history. The hall was later renamed to Fazeley Parish Hall and then Fazeley Town Hall.[citation needed]
Present day
Today, the town hall remains in use for civic duties by Fazeley Town Council.[6] The council made national history in 2012, when it elected the youngest mayor in the UK. Rebecca James, who was 21 years old at the time.[7]
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