Enlighten Accrington – AR Walking Trail
Location 1 - Town Hall and Market Hall
Town Hall
Accrington Town Hall is a municipal building in Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire, England. The building was originally commissioned as an assembly hall to commemorate the life of the former Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel.
The new building was designed by James F. Green and T. Birtwhistle in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and opened as the “Peel Institute” in 1858.
The building was acquired by the local board of health in 1864 and the area became a municipal borough with the town hall as its headquarters in 1878. The town hall continued to serve as the headquarters of the borough council for much of the 20th century and remained a meeting place for the enlarged Hyndburn Borough Council which was formed in 1974.
Market Hall
The borough of Hyndburn has a strong market tradition dating back to the early 1300’s.
The Market Hall was opened in 1868 it was designed by J.F. Doyle and opened by S.Dugdale chairman of the local board of Health.
The opening was a magnificent event fit for the grandeur of the building which brought people from far and wide and included a procession of thousands of celebrants and a full evening concert with performances from famous opera singers and pianists.
The building is architecturally outstanding with carved stone figures adorning the front of the building, representing market produce, pheasants, sheep, fruit and vegetables.
Town Hall
Market Hall
