Kington Town Hall

A market hall was commissioned by the lord of the manor, Philip Hollman, in the mid-17th century: it was a timber-framed building designed by John Abel, which was completed in 1654. By the early 19th century, the market hall had become dilapidated: it was demolished, and a new town hall was commissioned by the then lord of the manor, Edmund Watkins Cheese. The new building was designed and built by Benjamin Wishlade in the neoclassical style at a cost of £500, using some materials from the old building, and was completed in 1820. It was originally tile-hung but, in 1841, on instructions from the then lord of the manor, James Thomas Woodhouse, the tiles were removed and replaced by slates.…