Oswaldtwistle Town Hall

Oswaldtwistle Town Hall
The building in 2009
LocationUnion Road, Oswaldtwistle
Coordinates53°44′43″N 2°23′38″W / 53.7453°N 2.3939°W / 53.7453; -2.3939
Built1891
ArchitectRobert Naisbitt Hunter
Architectural style(s)Neoclassical style
Oswaldtwistle Town Hall is located in Lancashire
Oswaldtwistle Town Hall
Shown in Lancashire
Oswaldtwistle Town Hall is located in the Borough of Hyndburn
Oswaldtwistle Town Hall
Location in Borough of Hyndburn

Oswaldtwistle Town Hall is a municipal building in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, a town in Lancashire, England. The building accommodated the Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre until it closed in 2023.

History

Following its formation in 1869,[1] the Oswaldtwistle Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority set about commissioning offices for the town's administration. The site they selected was on the east side of Union Road.[2]

The front section of the building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in rubble masonry and dated from that time. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of seven bays facing onto Union Road. The second and seventh bays were slightly projected forward and contained round headed doorways with semi-circular fanlights, archivolts and keystones, while the fifth bay contained a less ornate doorway with a hood mould. The main frontage was fenestrated by segmental headed sash windows with window sills and architraves.[3]

Following an initiative by the pastor of the John Street Chapel, the Rev. William Edmund Holt, a public hall was erected behind the original building by contractors, W. H. Bury and A. Dichmont, to a design by the town surveyor, Robert Naisbitt Hunter, in 1891.[4] It was intended to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and accommodated a ballroom on the first floor. After the local board was succeeded by Oswaldtwistle Urban District Council in 1894, the entire complex became known as the town hall. From 1900, the building also housed the town's fire engine.[5]

The building was used by the War Office as a recruiting station for the Accrington Pals Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment, a part of Kitchener's Army, which was raised in September 1914 at the outbreak of the First World war.[6]

The fire service relocated to a new fire station at the junction of Mill Hill and Union Road in the mid-20th century.[7] The complex continued to serve as the headquarters of the district council for much of the 20th century,[8] but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Hyndburn Borough Council was formed in 1974.[9] Following a rise in student numbers, Rhyddings High School held classes in the building in the late 1970s.[10] It was subsequently converted for use as the Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre.[11]

In August 2010, the building was renovated, with a new arts centre downstairs and the theatre upstairs, managed separately. The venue was the original home of Jason Manford's comedy club, established in May 2014,[12] and the management of the arts centre was also responsible for reinstating the Oswaldtwistle Carnival, after a hiatus of 16 years, in June 2014.[13] The comedian, Peter Kay, gave a surprise performance in the building in July 2015,[14] and the musician, Paul Young, took part in a concert there in March 2023.[15]

However, by July 2023, the management company, Hyndburn Arts was unable to fund repairs, and the board of the company decided to close the building.[16] In September 2023, Hyndburn Borough Council took possession of it,[17] and, in January 2024, the council said it would look at options for re-opening it.[18]

References

  1. ^ Local and Personal Acts. House of Commons. 1880. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey Map". 1914. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Oswaldtwistle from Past to Present". Acorn News. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ Appointments under the Public Health Act. The Sanitary Record. 16 June 1884. p. 619.
  5. ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J. (1911). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. ^ Turner, William Bennett (2008). Accrington Pals: The 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington) East Lancashire Regiment A History of the Battalion Raised from Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley and Chorley in World War One. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1473811621.
  7. ^ Johnson, Gill (1 October 2010). "Appeal to picture Oswaldtwistle civic theatre's past". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 43767". The London Gazette. 17 September 1965. p. 8821.
  9. ^ Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70. The Stationery Office Ltd. 1997. ISBN 0-10-547072-4.
  10. ^ "Rhyddings College, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment" (PDF). Oxford Archaeology. p. 212. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  11. ^ Cruces, Emma (18 September 2008). "£1.6m Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre revamp unveiled". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Comedian Jason Manford entertains Oswaldtwistle to celebrate first birthday of comedy club". Lancashire Telegraph. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  13. ^ Slater, Alexandria (21 July 2023). "The best of Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre and Theatre". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Peter Kay stuns music fans with surprise appearance at Oswaldtwistle gig". Lancs Live. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Paul Young to play Oswaldtwistle theatre with tickets on sale today". Lancs Live. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Devastation as Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre and Theatre shuts after £45k cost of living bombshell". Lancs Live. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  17. ^ Jacobs, Bill (30 September 2023). "Hyndburn Council takes over Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre after charity winds up". Lancs Live. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Council backs plans to save Oswaldtwistle's arts centre and theatre". BBC. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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