1856
Architecture of Lancashire
Blackburn
James Paterson
town halls
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1873 – Rectory, Wigan, Lancashire
1856 – Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire
Architect: James Paterson
The construction of Blackburn’s original, Italian renaissance style town hall was completed in 1856 at a cost of £35,000. It originally housed a police station with 18 cells, a large assembly room, and a council chamber. Still in use today but many functions are carried out in an adjacent 1960s tower.