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After Taunton became a municipal borough in 1885, [12] civic leaders decided to acquire the vacant grammar school building in Corporation Street and to convert it for municipal use in 1887. [2] In order to create extra capacity for council officers, the building was significantly extended to the west in 1904.
Sir Benjamin Hammet was born in Taunton around 1736, and was a Member of Parliament for the town from 1782 until his death in 1800. [2] In the late 1780s, a number of Acts of Parliament were passed to make improvement to town and city centres, [3] and Hammet carried such an Improvement Act for Taunton through in 1788.
In the late 18th century, the Taunton Market House Society formed with the aim of improving Taunton town centre, most notably the Market House. [3] Benjamin Hammet, a prominent member of the society, was elected as a Member of Parliament for Taunton in 1782, and tried to start clearing the slums in the town centre. [3]
Taunton (/ ˈ t ɔː n t ən /) is the county town of Somerset, England.It is a market town and has a minster church.Its population in 2011 was 64,621. [2] Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, owned by the Bishops of Winchester, which was rebuilt as Taunton Castle by the Normans in the 12th century.
Taunton Brewhouse (previously The Brewhouse) is the largest theatre and arts centre in Taunton, the county town of Somerset, England.. The building opened on 28 March 1977, on the banks of the River Tone, and offers a purpose-built 352-seat auditorium, a supporting 60-seat versatile studio space for performances, classes and conferences, and an exhibition space. [1]
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The TA postcode area, also known as the Taunton postcode area, [2] is a group of 24 postcode districts in South West England, within 19 post towns.These cover western Somerset (including Taunton, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Chard, Crewkerne, Dulverton, Highbridge, Hinton St George, Ilminster, Langport, Martock, Merriott, Minehead, Montacute, Somerton, South Petherton, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Watchet ...
The Sherford Stream, a tributary of the River Tone, flows through the 7.5 hectares (19 acres) park, [1] which is located near the centre of the town. It contains two main wide open spaces, as well as a war memorial dating from 1922, a miniature golf course, tennis courts , two children's playgrounds , a model railway track which was added in ...