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The Guild Hall was commissioned to replace the town's Public Hall. [1] The new building, which was designed by Robert Matthew, Johnson Marshall , was due to be ready for the Preston Guild of 1972, but after construction was delayed, it only officially opened in 1973.
The Guild is a grade II listed public house at 99 Fylde Road in Preston, Lancashire, England. It was built as the home of the cotton manufacturer William Taylor and became a pub in the late 1980s. It was built as the home of the cotton manufacturer William Taylor and became a pub in the late 1980s.
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In the 19th century, it became legal to raise money for libraries by local taxation, and the town of Preston wanted a grand museum and library for its inhabitants. From 1850, local people held fund-raising events; and in 1877 Edmund Robert Harris, a Preston lawyer, left in his will £300,000 to establish a trust and support a public library, museum and art gallery with Preston Corporation.
St Mary Magdalene's Church is in Ribbleton Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of The Church of the Ascension, Ribbleton. [1]
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