Warofdreams: ←Created page with '{{for|the building in Canada|Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse}} The building (centre), in 2015 '''Newmarket Town Hall''' is a former municipal building in Newmarket, Suffolk, a town in England. The building was constructed in about 1830, as the Fisher Theatre. In 1849, it was converted into a town hall.<ref name="nhle">{{cite web |title=29, High Street |url=http...'
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[[File:Shops and bins in Newmarket - geograph.org.uk - 4458391.jpg|thumb|right|The building (centre), in 2015]]
'''Newmarket Town Hall''' is a former municipal building in [[Newmarket, Suffolk]], a town in England.
The building was constructed in about 1830, as the Fisher Theatre. In 1849, it was converted into a [[town hall]].<ref name="nhle">{{cite web |title=29, High Street |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1351290?section=official-list-entry |website=National Heritage List for England |publisher=Historic England |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> The building included a public hall, which was used for a variety of events. In 1907, it was being used as a cinema, when the projector was knocked over, causing a fire. In the resulting panic, there were about 300 injuries, some serious.<ref name="shops">{{cite web |title=No.29 High Street |url=http://www.newmarketshops.info/No.29_High_Street.html |website=Newmarket Shops |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cinema in Newmarket |url=https://newmarkethistory.org.uk/newmarket-town/cinema-in-newmarket/ |website=Newmarket History |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
In the 1920s, the building was converted into the offices of the Newmarket Gas Company, with a showroom on the ground floor. This was replaced by the Jane of Newmarket women's fashion shop in 1978, and then Anne Furbank in 2008. In 2012, it became a branch of the Wildwood Italian restaurant chain.<ref name="shops" />
The two-storey building is at 29 High Street. It has a canted facade, with one round-headed first-floor window on each of the three faces. The ground floor has a mid-20th century shopfront. The former public hall is on the first floor, and has a moulded ceiling. The building has been [[grade II listed]] since 1984.<ref name="nhle" />
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Newmarket, Suffolk]]
[[Category:City and town halls in Suffolk]]
[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in Suffolk]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1830]]
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{{for|the building in Canada|Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse}}
[[File:Shops and bins in Newmarket - geograph.org.uk - 4458391.jpg|thumb|right|The building (centre), in 2015]]
'''Newmarket Town Hall''' is a former municipal building in [[Newmarket, Suffolk]], a town in England.
The building was constructed in about 1830, as the Fisher Theatre. In 1849, it was converted into a [[town hall]].<ref name="nhle">{{cite web |title=29, High Street |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1351290?section=official-list-entry |website=National Heritage List for England |publisher=Historic England |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> The building included a public hall, which was used for a variety of events. In 1907, it was being used as a cinema, when the projector was knocked over, causing a fire. In the resulting panic, there were about 300 injuries, some serious.<ref name="shops">{{cite web |title=No.29 High Street |url=http://www.newmarketshops.info/No.29_High_Street.html |website=Newmarket Shops |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cinema in Newmarket |url=https://newmarkethistory.org.uk/newmarket-town/cinema-in-newmarket/ |website=Newmarket History |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
In the 1920s, the building was converted into the offices of the Newmarket Gas Company, with a showroom on the ground floor. This was replaced by the Jane of Newmarket women's fashion shop in 1978, and then Anne Furbank in 2008. In 2012, it became a branch of the Wildwood Italian restaurant chain.<ref name="shops" />
The two-storey building is at 29 High Street. It has a canted facade, with one round-headed first-floor window on each of the three faces. The ground floor has a mid-20th century shopfront. The former public hall is on the first floor, and has a moulded ceiling. The building has been [[grade II listed]] since 1984.<ref name="nhle" />
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Newmarket, Suffolk]]
[[Category:City and town halls in Suffolk]]
[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in Suffolk]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1830]]
Okumaya devam et...