Morley Town Hall

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Morley Town Hall is a grand building, with a clock tower located in Morley, West Yorkshire. The hall's main steps have a colonnade with a Roman frieze on the pediment. Morley Town Hall is situated on Queen Street in the centre of Morley. It bears a strong resemblance to Bolton Town Hall, being designed by the same architect.

[edit] Celebrations

Morley Town Hall is often the centrepiece of local celebrations. During the run-up to Christmas the surrounding fir trees are usually covered in large gold baubles and the decorative christmas lights are controlled from atop grand stairs. Bonfire Night is an annual celebration that takes place on November 5th in which fireworks will light up the sky above Morley Town Hall. At these celebrations there is usually a band, a celebrity and quite a few attractions. Typically there will be trinkets on sale, a small ferris wheel and other children's rides as well.

[edit] The Clock Tower

The clock was completed on April 20th 1895, and for years it would be known as "Sam Rhodes Clock" named after Councillor Samuel Rhodes who set about installing the clock. The town's only previous clock had been blown from the top of the Local Board Offices during a gale some twenty years before. The people of Morley were very much in favour of the new clock, which would be seen for miles. The clock chimes the Westminster chimes made famous by Big Ben in London, and the belfry still contains the wartime air raid siren. Unfortunately the clock has gained a reputation in recent years for being rather unreliable and public access is no longer permitted because of health and safety reasons.