Guildhall, Bath

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The Guildhall
Location Bath, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°22′55″N 2°21′32″W / 51.38194°N 2.35889°W / 51.38194; -2.35889Coordinates: 51°22′55″N 2°21′32″W / 51.38194°N 2.35889°W / 51.38194; -2.35889
Built 1775
Architect Thomas Baldwin
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated 12 June, 1950[1]
Reference No. 442118
Location of The Guildhall in Somerset

The Guildhall in Bath, Somerset, England was built between 1775 and 1778 by Thomas Baldwin to designs by Thomas Warr Attwood. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

The current Bath stone building replaced a Stuart Guildhall, built in 1625, which itself replaced an earlier Tudor structure.[2]

The facade has 4 Ionic columns and the building is surmounted by the figure of Justice. The central dome was added in 1893.[1] It forms a continuous building with the Victoria Art Gallery and the covered market.

The interior includes a banqueting hall with engaged Corinthian columns. It contains 18th century chandeliers and original royal portraits. The room is used on royal visits to the city including Queen Elizabeth II who had lunch in the banqueting room in May 2002.[3]

It now houses the Council Chamber and Register office for Bath and North East Somerset and is used as a wedding venue,[4][5] and for filming period dramas.[6] The Guildhall also serves as one of the venues for the Bath International Music Festival.

Gallery

  • The Guildhall in 1864 before the extensions were built

  • Council Chamber

  • Alkmaar Room

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Guildhall". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  2. ↑ Fawcett, Trevor. "The Stuart Guildhall". Bath Past. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  3. ↑ "Banqueting room". Bath's Historic Buildings. Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  4. ↑ "The Guildhall in Bath". Bath's Historic Buildings. Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  5. ↑ "Marriages in the Guildhall". Bath's Historic Buildings. Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 
  6. ↑ "Council Chamber". Bath's Historic Buildings. Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 

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