TOWN HALL
A large building used for the transaction of the public business of a town, the holding of courts of justice, entertainments and other activities, following the Municipal Reform Act of 1833.
City Hall (Non-Preferred)
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Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| BURGH CHAMBERS | A building, suite of rooms or hall, within a larger building such as a tollbooth or a town-house, in which meetings of the burgh were held. |
| COUNTY BUILDING | A building containing the local administrative, judicial and political authorities. |
| GUILDHALL | Traditionally, the hall of a crafts, trade, or merchants' guild. Nowadays, often used to describe a TOWN HALL. |
| HALL | A large building or room used for a specific function. If not domestic, use specific term, e.g. VILLAGE HALL. |
| MARKET HOUSE | A market building, pre-19th century, incorporating other function rooms, e.g. theatres, courtrooms, schoolrooms. |
| MUNICIPAL BUILDING | A building owned or used by a local authority. |
| TOLBOOTH | A building serving as a centre of local burgh administration, justice and ceremony. |
| TOWN | A settlement with public buildings, commercial establishments and private dwellings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. |
