Английская Википедия:Guildhall, Wrexham

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The Guildhall (Шаблон:Lang-cy; Шаблон:Lit) is a municipal building in Wrexham, Wales. It is located in the city centre alongside the Llwyn Isaf open space. It is the headquarters of Wrexham County Borough Council and is the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough, as it was of its predecessor Wrexham Maelor.

Architecture

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Rhosddu Road entrance of the building.

The current building was commissioned to replace the Old Guildhall in what was Guildhall Square, between Henblas Street and Lambpit Street. The new building was built between 1959 and 1961 and was opened by Princess Alexandra on 25 May 1961.

The building is in the Neo-Georgian style, to a design modelled on Stockholm City Hall by the architects Stephenson, Young & Partners. It has a red brick façade with three storeys of Georgian arched windows, a cantilevered gallery towards Llwyn Isaf, and a copper tower. The building cost £150,000 (equivalent to £Шаблон:Inflation million in Шаблон:Inflation/yearШаблон:Inflation/fn). It is surrounded with flowerbeds that have been described as a "notable addition to the amenities of the town". The frontage was modified in 2018 as a security measure, blocking off the front stairs but maintaining two ramps either side of the front of the building. It was partly extended between 1980 and 1981.

Political activity

In October 2011, it held a meeting of the Welsh Grand Committee of the House of Commons, the first to be held in Wales for 10 years.

As the centre of local government in Wrexham, protests and political rallies have been held outside the building, including a 2021 protest against the council's application for city status and a 2022 rally for Welsh independence.

Other uses

Ceremonies for appointing mayors of Wrexham are held in the building, as are other ceremonies such as for awarding the title "Freeman of Wrexham". The Guildhall is used as a wedding venue, and is lit up to mark special occasions. For a few months in 2023, it housed Contact Wrexham, the council's in-person support office.