Gardens · Yorkshire & the Humber
Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall
In or near Manchester.
Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Steven Haslington — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Ashton-under-Lyne · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ashton Town Hall is a public building on Katherine Street in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. It 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 building, which was designed by Charles Lee in the Neoclassical style, was completed in 1840. A public library was established in the building in 1881 but removed to the new technical school in 1894. Two Russian guns, which had been captured during the Crimean War, were installed outside the town hall in 1858. These guns were removed and melted down for materials during the Second World War. The vacant building became the home of the Museum of the Manchester Regiment, which had previously been based at Ladysmith Barracks, in 1987. Items on display related to the Manchester Regiment including six Victoria Crosses that had been awarded to former members of the regiment. In 2002 two…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4899, -2.0937
- District
- Tameside
- Parish
- Tameside, unparished area
- Postcode
- OL6 6XL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Established
- 1840
- Nearest railway station
- Ashton-under-Lyne — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.tameside.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26320771 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ashton Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall?
- Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OL6 6XL), in the parish of Tameside, unparished area.
- What is Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall?
- Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Ashton-under-Lyne, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode OL6 6XL.
- When was Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1840.
- Who owns Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall?
- Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall is owned by | designation1 =Grade II Listed Building.
- Is Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall is part of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Ashton Under Lyne Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Ashton-under-Lyne, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OL6 6XL.