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Northampton Guildhall
 Northampton Guildhall ... conference hire, wedding and civil partnership receptionsNewest Review: ... must be quite a classy place. Had we approached the town centre from any other angle, I doubt it would have been such a positive impression. The Guildhall also reminds me of two of my other favourite buildings, the Oxford University Museum and Manchester Town Hall, although the Guildhall is on a rather more modest scale than the latter. The similarity is not accidental as all three buildings ... more ... are neo-gothic in style and similar in age, having been built in the second half of the 19th Century.
The Guildhall was built between 1861 and 1864 and was designed by Edward William Godwin. It is used as a major local government building and run by th...more |
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Northampton Guildhall: How to visit the Guildhall without having to get married (907 words)
by - written on 06/03/09 (Very useful, 161 readings)
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Northampton Guildhall is one of the most attractive buildings in this Midlands town although it's fair to say that there's not a lot of serious competition for that accolade. As a result of another website I write on alerting members to the existence of the National Heritage Open days last summer, I managed to grab the opportunity of seeing inside the building without having to go to the trouble of getting married or needing an appointment with the Mayor. The Guildhall is in fact ONLY open to the public on the one weekend a year when the NHOD scheme is running and many other local buildings such as the old law courts are also only accessible that weekend. I've ... Read the complete review
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