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in the 1960s and 1970s. It then fell vacant in the 1980s and remained derelict until it was acquired by Selby Town Council in 1990. After an extensive programme of refurbishment works, which involved the creation of an events venue as well as offices for the town council, the building was reopened in
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1996. The building received a Good Design Award from the Selby Civic Society, for the quality of the refurbishment works, in 1998. Performers at the town hall since then have included the singer songwriters
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windows on the first floor and attic windows in the gables above. The offices became the headquarters of Selby Urban District Council when it was formed in 1894 and were converted for use as a branch of the
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in the early 19th century, decided to establish a chapel in Selby in 1840. The church initially operated from a small chapel in a yard off Gowthorpe but, in the 1850s,
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in Selby, which was established in 1851, established its first purpose-built offices on the corner of Gowthorpe and New Lane. These offices were designed in the
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at roof level. It was renovated in 1926 but, following a reduction in religious attendances, it was decommissioned as a chapel in August 1956.
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The building served as a health clinic in the late 1950s and then operated as a tyre depot under the management of Moss Tyres and then
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The foundation stone for the new building was laid on 4 April 1862. It was designed in the
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after the council moved to modern premises in Park Street in the 1960s.
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donated a site in York Street to create a more substantial building.
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on the corner with New Lane, arched openings on the ground floor,
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The old council offices on the corner of Gowthorpe and New Lane
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Municipal building in Selby, North Yorkshire, England
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Selby
53°46′59″N 1°04′25″W / 53.7831°N 1.0735°W / 53.7831; -1.0735
Italianate style
Selby Town Hall is located in North Yorkshire
Selby
North Yorkshire
Methodist

local board of health
Gothic Revival style
turret
conical roof
mullioned
York County Savings Bank
Primitive Methodist Church
William Clowes
Lord Londesborough
Italianate style
Corinthian order
Doric order
pilasters
oculus
finials
urns
ATS Group
Boo Hewerdine
Brooks Williams
Ralph McTell
"Selby Urban District Council documents"

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