Historic houses · Northern Ireland
Ballymena Town Hall
In or near Cullybackey.
Ballymena Town Hall in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ballymena · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Ballymena Town Hall is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ballymena Town Hall is a municipal structure in Bridge Street in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, is a Grade B1 listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first municipal building in the town was a market hall in Bridge Street which was completed in 1684. It featured a steeple which was 60 feet high, and was later referred to by the local member of parliament, Sir Robert Adair, as one of the "Seven Towers" of Ballymena. On 7 June 1798, during the 1798 rebellion, a force of about 10,000 United Irishmen led by James Dickie, stormed and burned the market hall, killing three of its defenders and forcing the surrender of the local yeomanry forces commanded by Robert Davison. It was designed by Jones and Kelly in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone by John Carson at a cost of £26,400 and was officially opened by the Duke of Abercorn…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8640, -6.2758
- District
- Mid and East Antrim
- Postcode
- BT43 5EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Antrim
- Phone
- +44 282 563 5077
- Established
- 1928
- Nearest railway station
- Ballymena — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.thebraid.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q106633442 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ballymena Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballymena Town Hall?
- Ballymena Town Hall is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT43 5EJ).
- What is Ballymena Town Hall?
- Ballymena Town Hall in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ballymena Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Ballymena, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT43 5EJ.
- When was Ballymena Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1928.
- How do I get to Ballymena Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Ballymena, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT43 5EJ.