Dewsbury, Town Hall 1964
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Three years in the building, the Town Hall opened on 17 April 1889, and this day was proclaimed a public holiday in the town. The Italianate style reflected the prosperity of this weaving community. The Albion Hotel and a beer house, the Cross Keys, were previously on the Town Hall site. To the right is the site of the Lancashire and Yorkshire line Market Place railway station, which was here from 1867 to 1930. The West Riding Union Bank on the left (later Barclays) replaced the Royal Hotel. In the middle on their own island site was Fletchers the grocers. Behind the bank was the Post Office (1907-1988) and the magnificent Empire Theatre (3rd July 1909 to 24th April 1955) whose closure, caused by TV and cinema, was so sudden that the stars booked for the following week were not even aware that their performances had been cancelled. Anthony?Newley was a resident actor here for a number of years.
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