Saltash Guildhall

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Saltash Guildhall
Saltash Guildhall
LocationFore Street, Saltash
Coordinates50°24′30″N 4°12′33″W / 50.4084°N 4.2093°W / 50.4084; -4.2093
Built1780
Architectural style(s)Neoclassical style
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameThe Guildhall
Designated17 January 1952
Reference no.1140371
Saltash Guildhall is located in Cornwall
Saltash Guildhall
Shown in Cornwall

Saltash Guildhall is a municipal building in Fore Street, Saltash, Cornwall, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Saltash Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

The first municipal building in Saltash was a small

medieval guildhall with a bell turret on the north west corner of Alexandra Square.[2] A lock up for petty criminals was established behind the first building in 1818.[3] After becoming dilapidated in the mid 19th century, it was ultimately demolished in 1894.[4]

The second municipal building was a 16th century market house located about 50 yards (46 m) to the east of the original building.

Municipal Corporations Act 1883.[6][7]

The west end of the ground floor was enclosed to create a soup kitchen in 1888, the east end of the ground floor was partitioned off to create a fire station in 1903, and the central section was enclosed in 1910.

canopy in the third bay from the right and round headed sash windows in most of the other bays.[1] Meanwhile, on the first floor there were five round headed sash windows.[1] At the west end, on the ground floor, there was another round headed doorway with a canopy, on the first floor there were two round headed sash windows and, at roof level, there was a central panel containing the borough coat of arms surmounted by a small pediment with a carving in the tympanum.[1] Internally, the principal room was the council chamber.[8]

The doctor and suffragette, Mabel L. Ramsay, gave a speech to an audience in the guildhall in September 1910 explaining how infant mortality was significantly better in countries such as New Zealand where woman already had voting rights.[9] A major programme of refurbishment works, which involved the renovation of the north wall and the roof, was completed in 1925.[10]

The guildhall continued to serve as the headquarters of the borough council for much of the 20th century

Heritage Lottery Fund, further restoration work was carried out in 1998.[14] The Duchess of Gloucester inaugurated the Saltash Blue Plaque Trail at the guildhall in September 2016.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Historic England. "The Guildhall (1140371)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Saltash Guildhall". Saltash History and Heritage. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Saltash Town Gaol". Prison History. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Elevation of granite bell turret to old Saltash Guildhall". Kresen Kernow. 1966. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "The History of Politics: The Rotten Boroughs of England". Julia Herdman Books. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. ^ Municipal Corporations Act 1883 (46 & 46 Vict. Ch. 18) (PDF). 1883. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Saltash MB". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Facilities for hire". Saltash Town Council. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ISBN 978-0719827617
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  10. ISBN 978-0300126686
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  11. ^ "No. 45730". The London Gazette. 20 July 1972. p. 8690.
  12. ISBN 0-10-547072-4
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  13. ^ "Saltash Walk Gallery". BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Guildhall, Saltash - Restoration". Heritage Lottery Fund. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Kensington Palace". The Royal Family. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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