Visited this place one evening with the usual two friends. A nice relaxed wander around here and quite nice. With two virtually identical court rooms. A cell block down below, but the cells were tight and pitch black and really hard to get shots off. And time was pushing on.
After the original shire hall was knocked down in the town a new one was built to replace it. The shire hall was attached to a house called St Margaret's and built in 1906 to 1907. The courts were also incorporated in the shire hall. The council took over the St Margarets house part in 1932 and they used it as offices till 1910 when it was sold and concerted to residential use. A new shire hall was constructed in 1960 as part of a civic scheme. This now incorporated the records office and a police station. The courts continued in use in the old shire hall till 2016 when it was deemed no longer viable and closed. It was given grade two listing in 2018 to stop it getting butchered.
After the original shire hall was knocked down in the town a new one was built to replace it. The shire hall was attached to a house called St Margaret's and built in 1906 to 1907. The courts were also incorporated in the shire hall. The council took over the St Margarets house part in 1932 and they used it as offices till 1910 when it was sold and concerted to residential use. A new shire hall was constructed in 1960 as part of a civic scheme. This now incorporated the records office and a police station. The courts continued in use in the old shire hall till 2016 when it was deemed no longer viable and closed. It was given grade two listing in 2018 to stop it getting butchered.
