Historic houses · North East England
Alston Town Hall
In or near Alston.
Alston Town Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.
Richard Sutcliffe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Alston · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Alston Town Hall is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2020
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Alston Town Hall is a municipal building in Front Street, Alston, Cumbria, England. The town hall, which is currently used as a public library, is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The construction of the building was an initiative by the locally-born industrial chemist, Hugh Lee Pattinson, to create an events venue in the town. It was built and financed by a specially formed company for which he was one of the largest subscribers. The site chosen was a large rectangular piece of land known as the Vicarage Croft, which was donated to the company by the trustees of Greenwich Hospital. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by Pattinson in 1857. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Front Street; the third bay from the left was formed by a four-stage clock tower with an arched doorway in the first stage, a two-light…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8123, -2.4408
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Alston Moor
- Postcode
- CA9 3RF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Established
- 1857
- Nearest railway station
- Alston — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q26400255 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Alston Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Alston Town Hall?
- Alston Town Hall is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA9 3RF), in the parish of Alston Moor.
- What is Alston Town Hall?
- Alston Town Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Alston Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Alston, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA9 3RF.
- When was Alston Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1857. Designed by A. B. Higham.
- Is Alston Town Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Alston Town Hall is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Alston Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Alston, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA9 3RF.