The council chamber was redesigned in to accommodate the extra Councillors from East and West Ardsley, Gildersome and Drighlington when these districts were incorporated into the borough. The building became a focal point of the Borough and was the centre of any celebration, local or national. The Town Hall got recognition of a less welcome kind on the 16th August , when a fire broke out in the nearby Albert Mills and sparks reached the Town Hall.
Despite the best efforts of the Fire Brigade it was not possible to save the dome which was completely destroyed. Happily, the rest of the building was undamaged, and the dome was restored, but the event was described in some detail on national television. The photograph shows firemen fighting the blaze on Back Wellington Street with the blazing Albert Mills in the background.
These photographs from various local collections show that the Town Hall is still an important meeting place for Morleians and that it has been maintained in style. You must be logged in to post a comment. Skip to content. Stained glass window in the Town Hall Following the granting of Borough status in , the new Borough Council had really ambitious plans and they certainly wanted an impressive building for the Town Hall where the business of running a borough could be conducted, and where visitors could be entertained in surroundings of which the town could be proud.
It is a Grade I listed building. The building retains many original features, including halls, a courtroom and holding cells, all of which contribute to the building being chosen often as a local filming location.
ITV shows Emmerdale and Heartbeat both use the hall for both interior and exterior shots. The original clock was completed on 20 April , and was known as "Sam Rhodes Clock" named after Councillor Samuel Rhodes who was responsible for installing the clock.
The official opening ceremony was performed on 16 October by the Rt. Asquith Q. The town's previous clock had been blown from the top of the Local Board Offices during a gale twenty years earlier. The people of Morley were in favour of the new clock, which would be seen for miles. The clock chimes the Westminster Quarters made famous by Big Ben in London , and its belfry contains the wartime air raid siren.
Access to the clock is no longer permitted for health and safety reasons. Places of interest nearby. JavaScript is required for this feature, but it is either disabled or not supported by your browser. Please enable JavaScript or upgrade your browser. Leeds is a northern English city located approximately 65 kilometers northeast of Manchester.
As a result, the city has been able to invest heavily in cleaning up its center and that has been a great success, as shopping streets where cars are prohibited from driving alternate with old buildings, which leads to a beautiful mix of old and new. The walk will of course take you through everything that Leeds has to offer, such as the City Hall, the Leeds Cathedral, the Millenium Square, More routes Try this feature for free with a RouteYou Plus trial subscription.
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