Ripley Town Hall, North Yorkshire

Last updated

Ripley Town Hall
Town Hall, Ripley. - geograph.org.uk - 406910.jpg
Ripley Town Hall
LocationMain Street, Ripley
Coordinates 54°02′26″N1°34′00″W / 54.0406°N 1.5666°W / 54.0406; -1.5666
Built1854
Architectural style(s) Gothic Revival style
Listed Building – Grade II
Official namePost Office, Town Hall
Designated15 March 1966
Reference no.1174009
North Yorkshire UK location map (2023).svg
Red pog.svg
Shown in North Yorkshire

Ripley Town Hall is a municipal building in Main Street, Ripley, North Yorkshire, England. The structure, which is used as an events venue and as a post office, is a grade II listed building. [1]

History

In the mid-19th century the lord of the manor, Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, developed a plan to redevelop Ripley in the style of an Alsatian village; the final building in his plan was the town hall which he wanted to resemble a French "Hôtel de Ville". [2] The new building was designed in the Gothic Revival style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in late 1854. [1]

The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto Main Street; the central bay featured a two-tier canted bay window with tracery and a crenelated parapet inscribed with the words "Hôtel de Ville 1854". The central bay was flanked by corner turrets and was surmounted by a stepped gable with a commemorative plaque, held in place by the figure of an angel. The plaque recorded the fact that, while Amcotts-Ingilby initiated the project, his wife completed it following his death in May 1854. The outer bays, which were recessed and crenelated, featured three-light windows with tracery on both floors. Internally, the principal rooms were the main assembly hall and an ante-room. [3]

In the 19th century, the building was used as venue for public meetings and for meetings of the local literary institution. [3] It continued to operate as a community events venue for throughout the 20th century, and an upper floor was installed in the building in the 1960s to allow more social functions to take place. [4] A post office was also established in the right-hand side bay. [1]

Activity significantly increased after the local promotor, Andy Herrington, established the Ripley Blues Club there in the late 1990s: [5] one of the first performers he attracted was the blues band, Nine Below Zero, in September 1999. [6] An extensive programme of refurbishment works, financed by bodies which included the Heritage Lottery Fund, was completed in 2004. [7] The works received recognition from the Duke of York's Community Initiative Award in 2007 [8] and, following the re-opening of the town hall, later performers there included the American singer-songwriter, Steve Cropper, in November 2014, [9] the rock band, Magna Carta, in September 2017 [10] and the pub rock band, Dr. Feelgood, in December 2017. [11]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daleside Brewery</span> Brewery in Harrogate, England

Daleside is an independent brewery founded in 1988 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harrogate</span> Town in North Yorkshire, England

Harrogate is a spa town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters and RHS Harlow Carr gardens. 13 miles (21 km) away from the town centre is the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Nidderdale AONB.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Knaresborough</span> Market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Knaresborough is a market and spa town and civil parish on the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, England. It is three miles east of Harrogate and was in the Borough of Harrogate until April 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Cropper</span> American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer

Steven Lee Cropper, sometimes known as "The Colonel", is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor. He also acted as the producer of many of these records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 36th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, while he has won two Grammy Awards from his seven nominations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ripley, North Yorkshire</span> Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Ripley is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire in England, a few miles north of Harrogate on the A61 road towards Ripon. The town name derives from Old English and is believed to mean wood of the Hrype or Ripon people. Ripley was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Killinghall</span> Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Killinghall is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish population taken at the 2011 census was 4,132.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ingilby baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Ingilby/Ingleby family, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The latter title is extant while the other two creations are extinct.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harrogate Convention Centre</span> Convention centre in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England

Harrogate Convention Centre is a convention and exhibition centre in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ripley Castle</span> Country house in North Yorkshire, England

Ripley Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century country house in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Harrogate.

Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chapel Allerton</span> Suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England

Chapel Allerton is an inner suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) from the city centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Killinghall</span> Church in North Yorkshire, England

The Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Killinghall, is an Anglican parish church in Killinghall, North Yorkshire, England. It was designed in 1879 by William Swinden Barber when the parish of Ripley was split to create the additional parish of Killinghall, and a new building was required to accommodate a growing congregation. It was opened in 1880. Among the early vicars posted in this benefice were two canons, Sydney Robert Elliston and Lindsay Shorland-Ball, and the Venerable Robert Collier, an Irish missionary who served in India and Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Catherine Mawer</span> British architectural sculptor (1803–1877)

Catherine Mawer was an architectural sculptor who worked alongside her husband Robert Mawer, then following his death in 1854 she ran the family stone yard as a master sculptor at Great George Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, until 1859. The other master sculptor in her 1854–1859 company, which was known as Mrs Mawer, was her nephew William Ingle who supervised the stone yard and onsite works from 1854. Her apprentices were Matthew Taylor, Benjamin Payler, and her son Charles Mawer. All the apprentices later had independent careers as sculptors. After her son came of age in 1870, she continued working alongside Charles and her nephew William in the partnership Mawer and Ingle at the same address. Catherine was a founder member of the Mawer Group, which comprised all of the above Leeds architectural sculptors. During her lifetime, the Mawer group produced some strongly lifelike and often unflattering portraits, full of movement, including portraits of men with overhanging moustaches and cavernous mouths. These portraits continued after the deaths of Robert Mawer and William Ingle, but stopped appearing at her death in 1877. It is therefore reasonable to conclude that this style of work was her own.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harlow Hill Cemetery</span> Cemetery in North Yorkshire, England

Harlow Hill Cemetery on Otley Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, is a local authority cemetery established on land donated by Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood in 1869, and consecrated on 3 October 1871 by the Bishop of Ripon. It features the Gothic Revival Church of All Saints, designed by Isaac Thomas Shutt and Alfred Hill Thompson. It has individual memorials to casualties of World Wars I and II, and other graves include those of actor Michael Rennie and Catherine Gurney, an activist in the Temperance movement in the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harrogate Council Offices</span> Municipal building in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England

The Harrogate Council Offices is a municipal building in Crescent Gardens in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

Emma Clare Roebuck Ingilby, Lady Ingilby is a British aristocrat and businesswoman. Upon her marriage to Sir Thomas Colvin William Ingilby, 6th Baronet in 1984, she became the châtelaine of Ripley Castle, the seat of the Ingilby baronets. She co-owns and co-runs the estate alongside her husband, and opened the castle up to the public in the late 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ripon Spa Baths</span> Grade II listed building in Ripon, North Yorkshire

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masham Town Hall</span> Municipal building in Masham, North Yorkshire, England

Masham Town Hall is a municipal building in the Little Market Place, Masham, North Yorkshire, England. The structure, which is used as an events venue, is a grade II listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">H. E. and A. Bown</span> English architect

H. E. and A. Bown was an architectural practice in Harrogate, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its two partners were Henry Edwin Bown who started the business and died at the age of 36, and his brother Arthur Bown, who carried on the business until he retired in 1911.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jane Ingleby</span> English recusant and woman soldier

Jane Ingleby of Ripley Castle, also known as Trooper Jane, was an English recusant and, according to legend, a female soldier in the Battle of Marston Moor. Ingleby reportedly fought in battle during the English Civil War, dressed as a man in a full suit of armor. After retreating to Ripley Castle following the Royalists' loss at Marston Moor, she held Oliver Cromwell at gunpoint overnight in the castle library to prevent him from searching the house for her brother, Sir William Ingleby, 1st Baronet.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Post Office, Town Hall (1174009)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. "Ripley... home of the blues". The Yorkshire Post. 7 October 2005. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 Sheahan, James Joseph (1871). History and Topography of the Wapentake of Claro, being a supplementary volume to T. Whellan & Co's. History of York and the North Riding. John Green. p. 229.
  4. "Ripley: Conservation Area Character Appraisal". Harrogate Borough Council. 25 November 2009. p. 8. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. "Retro: Yes, Judas Priest, Jethro Tull & the days of hard rock in Harrogate". The Yorkshire Post. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. "Harrogate village attracts world's biggest music acts". Harrogate Advertiser. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. "Ripley, Yorkshire". Britain Express. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. "The Duke of York". Ripley Star Club. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. "Steve Cropper tour with Animals and Friends". Get Ready To Rock. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  10. "Legendary Yorkshire rock star joins village's housing protest". Harrogate Advertiser. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  11. "Past Events". Ripley Live. Retrieved 12 March 2022.