Municipal Buildings Collection (#6)

Sketches of Birmingham (engraving)
1616795 Sketches of Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Birmingham. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 28 January 1843)

The New Townhall, Eastbourne (engraving)
1624739 The New Townhall, Eastbourne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Townhall, Eastbourne)

New Municipal Buildings, Inverness, opened by the Duke of Edinburgh (engraving)
1623804 New Municipal Buildings, Inverness, opened by the Duke of Edinburgh (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Municipal Buildings, Inverness)

The New Townhall, Bradford (engraving)
1620919 The New Townhall, Bradford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Townhall, Bradford)

New Townhall at Barrow-in-Furness, North Lancashire (engraving)
1591280 New Townhall at Barrow-in-Furness, North Lancashire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Townhall at Barrow-in-Furness, North Lancashire)

New Townhall at Manchester, the Great Hall (engraving)
1589637 New Townhall at Manchester, the Great Hall (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Townhall at Manchester, the Great Hall)

Brussels (engraving)
1588930 Brussels (engraving) by Read, Samuel (1816-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brussels. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 5 October 1872)

Mr Gladstone at Leeds (engraving)
1590688 Mr Gladstone at Leeds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstone at Leeds, Interior of the Victoria Hall, Leeds Townhall, presenting Address)

The Municipal Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme (engraving)
1596796 The Municipal Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Municipal Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme)

The Queen at Sheffield, Her Majesty opening the Entrance-Gates of the New Town Hall (litho)
1597617 The Queen at Sheffield, Her Majesty opening the Entrance-Gates of the New Town Hall (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen at Sheffield)

The Queens Visit to Sheffield (b / w photo)
1597502 The Queens Visit to Sheffield (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Visit to Sheffield)

The Queens Visit to Sheffield (b / w photo)
1597501 The Queens Visit to Sheffield (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Visit to Sheffield)

Sketches of Brussels and the Field of Waterloo (engraving)
1597397 Sketches of Brussels and the Field of Waterloo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Brussels and the Field of Waterloo)

Festivities in Belgium (engraving)
1601709 Festivities in Belgium (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Festivities in Belgium. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 April 1853)

The Town-Hall, Windsor, with the Portraits of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert
1618644 The Town-Hall, Windsor, with the Portraits of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert, recently presented (engraving) by English School

Free Public Library and Museum, Liverpool, the Gift of W Brown, Esquire, to his Fellow-Townsmen (engraving)
1612632 Free Public Library and Museum, Liverpool, the Gift of W Brown, Esquire, to his Fellow-Townsmen (engraving) by English School

HRH the Prince of Wales at Croydon, opening the New Municipal Building, 19 May, Sketches in and about Croydon (litho)
1605345 HRH the Prince of Wales at Croydon, opening the New Municipal Building, 19 May, Sketches in and about Croydon (litho) by English School

The New City Hall at Cape Town, the Ceremony of Laying the Foundation-Stone by the Mayor (b / w photo)
1600621 The New City Hall at Cape Town, the Ceremony of Laying the Foundation-Stone by the Mayor (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Grand Banquet in the Town-Hall, Liverpool (engraving)
1601637 Grand Banquet in the Town-Hall, Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Banquet in the Town-Hall, Liverpool)

New Townhall and Municipal Buildings, Middlesbrough (engraving)
1626198 New Townhall and Municipal Buildings, Middlesbrough (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Townhall and Municipal Buildings, Middlesbrough)

The New Public Buildings at Cardiff (b / w photo)
1628517 The New Public Buildings at Cardiff (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Public Buildings at Cardiff)

Town Hall, Leyden (engraving)
5221376 Town Hall, Leyden (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54); Private Collection; (add.info.: Town Hall, Leyden)

Municipal Buildings, Inverness (b / w photo)
5225205 Municipal Buildings, Inverness (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Municipal Buildings, Inverness)

Plan of a Selected Design for the Birmingham Law Courts and Municipal Buildings (engraving)
5204664 Plan of a Selected Design for the Birmingham Law Courts and Municipal Buildings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Glasgow, George Square and Municipal Buildings (colour photo)
3649520 Glasgow, George Square and Municipal Buildings (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glasgow, George Square and Municipal Buildings)

Opening of New Public Buildings at Ipswich (engraving)
1054494 Opening of New Public Buildings at Ipswich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of New Public Buildings at Ipswich)

The New Town Hall, Bradford (engraving)
1052057 The New Town Hall, Bradford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Town Hall, Bradford)

Manchester Illustrated, the New Town Hall (engraving)
1053852 Manchester Illustrated, the New Town Hall (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Illustrated, the New Town Hall)

The Visit of the Prince of Wales to Middlesbrough (engraving)
1055361 The Visit of the Prince of Wales to Middlesbrough (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visit of the Prince of Wales to Middlesbrough)

A Holiday in the Channel Islands (engraving)
1047988 A Holiday in the Channel Islands (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Holiday in the Channel Islands)

The Town Hall, Pietermaritzburg, Totally Destroyed by Fire last week (litho)
1063529 The Town Hall, Pietermaritzburg, Totally Destroyed by Fire last week (litho) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Town Hall, Pietermaritzburg)

The Visit of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to Belfast (engraving)
1061698 The Visit of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to Belfast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visit of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to Belfast)

The New Municipal Buildings at Bombay (engraving)
1063228 The New Municipal Buildings at Bombay (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Municipal Buildings at Bombay)

Kingstown Townhall, Ireland (engraving)
1106798 Kingstown Townhall, Ireland (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kingstown Townhall, Ireland)

The Commune in Paris, Sketch at the Hotel de Ville (engraving)
1104950 The Commune in Paris, Sketch at the Hotel de Ville (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Commune in Paris, Sketch at the Hotel de Ville)

New Townhall, Hartlepool (engraving)
1103605 New Townhall, Hartlepool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Townhall, Hartlepool)

Castle Street and the Municipal Buildings, looking down Union Street (engraving)
1041103 Castle Street and the Municipal Buildings, looking down Union Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castle Street and the Municipal Buildings)

Scaffolding on the Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. 9th March 1973

Statues on the exterior of the Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. 7th August 1982

The Municipal Buildings and the Municipal Annexe, Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. Circa 1968

The lamps at the Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. Circa 1974

A big clean up of the Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. Circa 1973

Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. 31st December 1947

The Municipal Buildings, Aberdeen, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Municipal Buildings, Aberdeen, 1898. with Mercat Cross built in 1686 by John Montgomery on Castlegate and Union Street with Municipal Buildings in Aberdeen

Front Page of The Illustrated London News, 1887. Queen Victoria watching a circus performance at Olympia, West Kensington, London. 1887 marked the Queens Golden Jubilee

Aberdeen, 1885, U. K. Castle street and the Municipal Buildings; looking down Union
Aberdeen, 1885, U.K. Castle street and the Municipal Buildings; looking down Union Street

Aberdeen, 1885, U. K. The Town and County Hall in the Municipal Buildings
Aberdeen, 1885, U.K. The Town and County Hall in the Municipal Buildings

Leeds, the New Municipal Buildings, Uk

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"Municipal Buildings: A Glimpse into the Heart of Communities" From historic customs to royal visits, they have witnessed countless significant events throughout history. The Dunmow Flitch of Bacon Custom, a cherished tradition depicted in an engraving, showcases the vibrant spirit of this town hall. Here, candidates undergo rigorous examinations that test their commitment and love for Great Dunmow. Across continents, these architectural marvels stand as symbols of civic pride. The Townhall of Piacenza enchants with its timeless beauty captured in an exquisite engraving. Meanwhile, the New Townhall of Bolton in Lancashire proudly opened its doors under the watchful eye of the Prince of Wales himself. Sunderland's New Municipal Buildings evoke a sense of progress and modernity through another captivating engraving. These structures serve as beacons for innovation and community development within this thriving city. Not all stories told within these walls are joyous; some reveal darker chapters etched into history's annals. The haunting depiction known as "The Banner-Cross Murder" reminds us that even amidst grandeur, justice must prevail. Royalty has graced many municipal buildings with their presence over time. Glasgow and Paisley welcomed Queen Victoria during her visit to open the new Municipal Buildings Glasgow—an occasion immortalized by unknown creators in stunning engravings from 1888. Beyond borders lie other remarkable examples showcasing diverse architectural styles and cultural heritage. From Munster (Westfalen) to Freinsheim (Pfalz), black-and-white photographs transport us back in time to admire Rathaus steps adorned with intricate designs or Marktbreit on Main's charming Town Hall nestled among picturesque surroundings. Bamberg's Rathaus stands tall as a testament to centuries-old traditions while Ulm's majestic combination of Town-Hall and Cathedral Tower leaves visitors awestruck at its grandeur—a sight forever preserved through monochromatic photography and can more than just physical structures.