Civic Collection (page 4)

Leeds Civic Hall - a illustrative representation of how this building (opened in 1933) would look. Designed by Architect by Vincent Harris. Date: circa 1931

House detail, Bad Wimpfen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany
Detail of the 16th century timber-framed Burgermeister-Elsasser-Haus in the town of Bad Wimpfen, in the state of Baden Wurttemberg, Germany. 2010

Alcester Town Hall
The fine half-timbered Town Hall at Alcester, Warwickshire, England. Date: 17th century

Godalming Old Town Hall
The Old Town Hall, Godalming, Surrey, England. This quaint little building is now a museum, full of interesting relics of olden days. Date: built 1814

Much Wenlock Guildhall
The splendid Guildhall at Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. Date: 16th century

Chipping Norton Hall
The fine Town Hall at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, a proud symbol of when the town was a Borough, the building still dominating the centre of the town. Date: built 1840s

Kings Lynn Guildhall
The ancient Guildhall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. An earlier building burned down in 1421. The facade is a splendid white stone and black flint chequered effect. Date: built 1423

Hammersmith Town Hall
The Old Town Hall, Hammersmith, west London. Date: 19th century

Public Records Office
The Public Records Office, Chancery Lane, London, where many records and documents used to be kept. Date: 19th century

Aldeburgh Moot Hall
Aldburgh Moot Hall, a fine red brick and timbered building, which was once in the centre of this quaint Suffolk town, before coastal erosion caused it to be close to the sea. Date: 16th century

Lavenham Guildhall
The Guildhall, Lavenham, Suffolk, England. It was originally a hall of Cloth Guilds, for which the town was noted in the 15th century as a centre for the cloth trade. Date: 1930s

Leeds Town Hall, Yorkshire, England, was designed by 29 year-old Hull architect Cuthbert Brodrick. The clock tower was designed by Edward Beckett Denison. Date: completed 1858

Steel Halberd
A steel halberd, used in all civic processions at Berwick- on-Tweed, Northumberland, England. Dated 1685, the right hand piece displays the town emblem, a bear and a witch elm Date: 1685

Modern Municipal Offices at Bebbington, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

York Mansion House
Some of the treasures of York Mansion House : Some swords and a mace. Date: 1950s

Benjamin Heath
BENJAMIN HEATH town clerk of Exeter, and writer during the hours of leisure allowed him by his civic duties. Date: 1704 - 1766

The Guildhall (former Town Hall), Derby
View of the Guildhall (former Town Hall) in the Market Place in the centre of Derby. It was built in 1842. Date: circa 1920

Reopening of Blackfriars Bridge, London
Scene at the reopening of Blackfriars Bridge, London, showing Sir Melvill Beachcroft, Chairman of the London County Council, shaking hands with the Lord Mayor of London after the ceremony

Road sweeper with his cart
A road sweeper with his cart, containing various brushes and a spade. He probably works for the St Marylebone Borough Council in London

Road sweeper at work
A road sweeper sweeping dirt from the gutter, dwarfed by a huge curving brick wall. He probably works for the St Marylebone Borough Council in London

Hosing down a street
A workman photographed from above, standing on a pavement hosing down a street

The Town Hall, Baku - Azerbaijan. The grandiose nature of the structure attests to the wealth of this oil-rich region

Customs House, Brisbane, Australia
The Customs House (showing the Bribane River), Brisbane, Australia

City Hall, Albert Square, Brisbane, Australia

HEREFORD
The Town Hall, Hereford : this decrepit and outmoded edifice will be demolished in 1861

Prince & Princess of Wales visit Glasgow
The Prince and Princess of Wales, captured on camera during a visit to Glasgow in the 1890s. Civic visits, openings, loyal addresses and dedications helped to increase the popularity

Birmingham Town Hall
Interior of the Town Hall, embodiment of the citys civic pride

Edward Baines (Elder)
EDWARD BAINES Journalist and author, politician active in civic affairs. with his autograph

Civic Arena - Milan
The Civic Arena of Milan. This large public space was used for classical sports reconstructions, including a complete flooding for a Naumachia in 1807 for Napoleon

Fighting at Sevilla
Street fighting in Sevilla : the civic guard confront the insurgents in the puerta de Cardona

Leominster Grange House
The Grange House, Leominster, Worcestershire, England, built as a town hall in 1633 by John Abel, the Kings Carpenter (to King Charles I)

French Town Hall Lit
For special occasions, public buildings such as this French hotel de ville would be lit with chandeliers burning many candles

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