Holmfirth Civic Hall

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Holmfirth Civic Hall
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The building in 2007
LocationHuddersfield Road, Holmfirth
Coordinates 53°34′20″N1°47′11″W / 53.5723°N 1.7863°W / 53.5723; -1.7863
Built1842
Architectural style(s)Town hall: Neoclassical style
Drill Hall: Tudor style
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameCivic Hall, boundary wall and gate piers
Designated4 August 1983
Reference no.1227986
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Shown in West Yorkshire

Holmfirth Civic Hall is a historic municipal building in Holmfirth, a town in West Yorkshire in England. The civic hall, which is currently used as a public events venue, is a Grade II listed building. [1]

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History

The building was originally financed by public subscription and commissioned by the Holmfirth and Literary and Philosophical Society as their meeting place. [2] The site selected was on the west side of the Huddersfield Road and construction work was underway by 1838. [3] It was designed in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £2,200 and was officially opened with a dinner, a concert and a ball as Holmfirth Town Hall in 1842. [4]

The magistrates also began holding their petty sessions there, [5] and it also became an important venue for public meetings: the champion of the campaign for a ten-hour working day, Richard Oastler, held a rally in the town hall in April 1844. [6] In March 1866, a new company, known as the Holmfirth Town Hall Company, was formed to acquire the building and to promote it more vigorously as a public events venue. [7]

In the early 1890s, the complex was extended to the southwest to create a drill hall. The drill hall was designed in the Tudor style, built in rubble masonry and was completed in 1892. [8] It was commissioned to serve as the home of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment. [9]

In 1946, Holmfirth Urban District Council purchased both buildings and refurbished them for public use: the complex was then re-opened as Holmfirth Civic Hall on 7 November 1947. However, the council continued to maintain their own offices at 49/51 Huddersfield Road until the council was abolished in 1974. [10] [11] [12]

The civic hall was transferred to the ownership of Holme Valley Parish Council and brought under the management of the newly-formed Holmfirth Civic Hall Community Trust in 2017. [13]

Architecture

The two-storey former town hall building is constructed of stone, and it has a flat roof. The main facade is to the south-east, and it has three central bays, with tall windows, and single-bay wings either side. The building is five bays deep. [1] The former drill hall is designed in the Tudor style, with a large hall and other rooms including an armoury. [9] The whole structure was grade II listed in 1983, along with its boundary wall and gate piers. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ Williams, Eileen (1975). Holmfirth From Forest to Township. Advertiser Press. pp. 140–141. ISBN   978-0900028205.
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  5. ↑ Returns of clerks of petty sessions in England. House of Commons. 9 August 1845. p. 42.
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  7. ↑ Return relating to Joint Stock Companies. House of Commons. 20 July 1866. p. 79.
  8. ↑ "Our history". The Civic Holmfirth. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Holmfirth's old Drill Hall; We're on the blue plaque heritage trail". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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