1879 – Over Darwen Town Hall, Lancashire
The selected design including ground & 1st floor plans as published in The Building News, October 24th 1879.
The selected design including ground & 1st floor plans as published in The Building News, October 24th 1879.
As part of a civic plan to develop the town, a competition was held to design a new town hall and market.
Sadly no longer in use as a bank branch, semi-derelict.
One of the earliest artificial skating rinks in the world was constructed at Southport. The foundation stone was laid by Lord Clarence Paget on April 5th,
Interior and exterior views including ground plans published in The Building News, July 18th 1879.
Birds Eye Perspective View including plan & Vignette of Interior Dining Room as published in The Building News January 23rd 1880.
The original building was designed by William Waddington, who was a local Victorian architect, responsible for many of the buildings in Burnley town centre.
“This building, erected for the sale of fruit and provisions, comprises a sale-room built in the form of an amphitheatre,
Perpsective view including ground plan as published in The Building News, January 9th 1880.
Map is being rolled out, not all buildings are mapped yet - shows location of buildings on this page.