Designed by Charles Jones, and built by Hugh Knight. It replaced a smaller town hall, that had also been designed by Jones. They are both in the same Gothic revival style; this one a whale compared with the minnow at 1a The Mall.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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