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The Origins of Wakefield Town Hall

A new movement for building a Town Hall began in 1874 and in 1876/77.
advertisements for competitive design, based on space requirements fixed by the Town Clerk, the Borough Engineer and the Town Hall Committee, were issued through the technical press and the first prize was won by T.W. Collcutt, architect of Bloomsbury Square, London, who received a prize of £150.

The final choice among the various designs was made by G.E. Street of London the famous Victorian architect, who visited Wakefield for the purpose. Collcutt’s designs were followed almost entirely; William Holdsworth of Bradford, builder, was the successful tenderer for the erection of the building, the tender price for a building of Spinkwell stone being £43,700, while the architect’s fees were £3,450.18s. 8d.

The foundation stone was laid by the Mayor Alderman W.H. Gill, solicitor in October 1877, the building was opened in October 1880 by the then Mayor W.H. Lee, .
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