Historic houses · Northern Ireland
Dromore Town Hall
Dromore Town Hall in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Dromore 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
Dromore Town Hall is a municipal structure in the centre of Dromore, County Down. The structure, which is now used as a public library, 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 the Market Square which was completed in 1732. After the area became an urban district in 1899, the new council used the building for its meetings. Significant public events included a controversial debate in November 1936 when the trade unionist and politician, Harry Midgley, talked about the Spanish Civil War, urging support for the left-wing government of Spanish Republic and strongly criticising the Catholic Church for its support for the Nationalists led by General Francisco Franco. During the Second World War murals were painted on the building as part of fund raising events held during Warship Week in 1941, Wings for…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4144, -6.1486
- Address
- Market Square, Dromore
- Established
- 1886
Sources
- wikidata: Q112661298 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dromore Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dromore Town Hall?
- Dromore Town Hall is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4144°, -6.1486°.
- When was Dromore Town Hall built?
- Dromore Town Hall dates to 1886.