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The first town hall was a medieval timber structure built in Millhams Street. [3] The current town hall, which was designed in the neoclassical style, was originally built in the Market Square in 1746 but, in order to improve traffic flow, it was dismantled and rebuilt in its current position in the former Blanchard's Yard in the High Street in 1859.
With an increase in the number of staff, and other municipalities amalgamating with Christchurch City Council, council started housing some staff in other buildings. By 1978, council staff were in nine different buildings. [20] The new Christchurch Town Hall was built in Kilmore Street, over the Avon River from Victoria Square, and opened in ...
Christchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts Main entrance of the Christchurch Town Hall on Kilmore Street General information Coordinates 43°31′37.02″S 172°38′7.78″E / 43.5269500°S 172.6354944°E / -43.5269500; 172.6354944 Current tenants Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Inaugurated 1972 Renovated 2015-2019 Owner Christchurch City Council Design and construction ...
Mass. town paid $1.7M for Smith & Wesson founder’s historic home — but still doesn’t know what to do with it 7 years later Chris Harris February 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Winchester Town Hall (Massachusetts) This page was last edited on 3 January 2014, at 23:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
In 1879, the council administration had run out of room in the Land Office, and a competition for new civic offices and a town hall (i.e. a venue for large gatherings) for what is later known as Victoria Square was announced. After all the competition entries proved too expensive, the project was abandoned. [5] Civic offices in 1890
The town hall was built in 1927-28 to a design by Michael Dyer and Company, whose later work included several other notable municipal buildings in Massachusetts. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story brick building is laid in Flemish bond, with paneled concrete corner quoins.
After the student union had moved out, the building was converted into a bar, music venue, and restaurant. The Dux de Lux, which is Latin for Masters of the Finest, [6] opened in late 1978. [7] New Zealand band Salmonella Dub will release the single Same Home Town in 2013 in honour of their 20th birthday. The single is dedicated to the Dux de ...