Where is Chippenham Town Hall?

Chippenham Town Hall is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN15 3HF), in the parish of Chippenham.

How do I get to Chippenham Town Hall?

The nearest railway station is Chippenham, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SN15 3HF.

Is Chippenham Town Hall a listed building?

Chippenham Town Hall is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.

Is Chippenham Town Hall a protected site?

Yes — Chippenham Town Hall is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).

How do I get to Chippenham Town Hall?

The nearest railway station is Chippenham, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN15 3HF.

Theatres · South West England

Chippenham Town Hall

In or near East Tytherton.

Free admission♿ Wheelchair accessible★ 4.7 · 7 Google reviews

Chippenham Town Hall — Grade II listed building-listed theatre in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 2 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Chippenham · 0.4 km

Free entry
Wheelchair accessible

Getting there & planning your visit

Chippenham Town Hall is located at postcode SN15 3HF and is accessible by wheelchair. The nearest railway station is Chippenham, which is 0.4 km away.

Directions on Google Maps →

Chippenham Town Hall is a Grade II listed building-listed theatre in england-south-east, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1268113). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.

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See it from the streetimagery from 2018

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Heritage listing

Chippenham Town Hall is a 19th-century municipal building in the High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Chippenham Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Official information

Chippenham Museum is located in an 18th-century townhouse and showcases the history of Chippenham from prehistoric times to the present. Visitors can explore the town's development and its artistic heritage through various exhibitions and collections.

Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

After significant population growth, largely associated with the cloth trade, Chippenham became a municipal borough in 1835. In this context, civic leaders decided to accept the offer of the local member of parliament, Joseph Neeld, who had recently bought the nearby Grittleton House estate, to pay for a new town hall to replace the ageing Yelde Hall in the Market Place. The site they selected had been occupied by a public house, The Cannon Inn. The new building was designed by James Thomson in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £12,000 and completed in 1834. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with four bays facing onto the High Street with the right…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 51.4586, -2.1162
District: Wiltshire
Parish: Chippenham
Postcode: SN15 3HF
Parliamentary constituency: Chippenham
Phone: +44 124 970 5020
Established: 1834
Nearest railway station: Chippenham — 0.4 km
Opening: Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm; closed on Sundays
Official site: www.chippenham.gov.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q26558456 (CC0)
wikipedia: Chippenham Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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