Gardens · South East England
The Guildhall
The Guildhall — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
John Baker — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
The Guildhall is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Folkestone Town Hall, also known as The Guildhall, is a municipal building in Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent, England. The town hall serves as the headquarters of Folkestone Town Council, and also houses the Folkestone Museum. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The first guildhall in Folkestone, which was designed with arcading on the ground floor to allow markets to be held and with an assembly room on the first floor, was a medieval building erected on the corner of Church Street and Rendezvous Street which was rebuilt in the 17th century. It had its own lock-up for petty criminals After becoming dilapidated, the old guildhall was demolished in 1840. Civic leaders moved to a small crenelated building known as Cistern House which was leased from the Earl of Radnor. In the early 1850s civic leaders decided to demolish Cistern House and build a dedicated town hall on the same site. It was designed by Joseph Messenger in the Italianate style and was…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0802, 1.1810
- County
- Kent
- District
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1DY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Established
- 1861
- Official site
- www.folkestonemuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26314340 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Folkestone Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Guildhall?
- The Guildhall is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT20 1DY), in the parish of Folkestone.
- When was The Guildhall built?
- Built or established in 1861.
- How do I get to The Guildhall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CT20 1DY. It sits within the Folkestone and Hythe parliamentary constituency.