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In 1870 John Wilson-Patten, 1st Baron Winmarleigh, sold the hall to Warrington Borough Council for £9000 (equivalent to £1,090,000 in 2023), [8] and 13 acres (5.3 ha) of surrounding land for a further £15,000 (equivalent to £1,810,000 in 2023). [8] Almost all of the land was opened as Warrington's first public park in 1873. [9]
Florence is a village in the northwestern portion of the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. During the 19th century, Florence was a thriving manufacturing village shaped by progressive ideas on religion, abolitionism , and education.
The council generally meets at Warrington Town Hall on Sankey Street. The building was originally built in 1750 as a large house, and was formerly called Bank Hall. It was bought by the borough council in 1870 and converted into a town hall, with its grounds becoming a public park. [22]
Warrington is the largest town in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. Warrington was founded by the Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey. A new settlement was established by the Saxon Wærings. [4] By the Middle Ages, Warrington had emerged as a market town at the lowest bridging point of the river. A local tradition of ...
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This was built as offices for Bank Hall, and were later used by the local authority. The building has a three-bay rusticated and pedimented centre, and five brick bays on each side. [10] [11] 1329748: Eastern Outbuilding, Town Hall: Town Hall: Warrington: Town Hall: 1750: 6 December 1949
Warrington Town Hall. The history of Warrington began when it was founded by the Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey.The Roman name for the settlement is not known but there is speculation that it could have been Veratinum which is listed as a Roman habitation in the area during the occupation period.
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