When was barnsley town hall built

Wentworth Castle, was then sold to Thomas Wentworth. The house was redesigned, by two Earls, in remarkably different styles. The first construction scheme, to upgrade the original house, was started in by Thomas Wentworth, whom was Baron of Raby — He was the grandson of Sir William Wentworth. Raby was himself created 1st Earl of Strafford in The Barony of Raby had decided to go to a blood relative.

The Eastern elevation was constructed upon a raised terrace that cascaded to gravelled ledges to the side of the grotto, which were framed by an alley of trees to an elegant wrought iron gate. All these designed were swept disregarded by the second earl after the mid-century, in favour of an open, rolling landscape in the manner of the Landscape Architect Capability Brown. The cenotaph was built before the Town Hall. Only a small number of council departments are based in the Town Hall, most of the offices having been distributed around the town centre.

In the Council are building new offices on Westgate to the west of the Town Hall to accommodate staff. The structure can be seen from the M1 , to the west of Barnsley. In June , part of the Town Hall became 'Experience Barnsley', a museum dedicated to the history of the town and its people. The museum's collection is built up from objects and stories donated and loaned by residents.

Exhibits include area social history, archaeology and Roman history, coal mining and other industries, and the history of the Town Hall and local civic government. The archives document the history of the borough from the 12th to 21st centuries. Jump to: navigation , search. Experience Barnsley In June , part of the Town Hall became 'Experience Barnsley', a museum dedicated to the history of the town and its people.