| This history of the Town Hall |
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| Beautiful gates stands guard to the entrance |
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| The corner stone inscription |
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| The commemoration of the opening by Sir Goold-Adams |
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| The Town Hall is a classified National Monument |
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| Lets take the stair . . . . |
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| To the right you will find this beautiful banquet hall. |
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| Two of these fireplaces support the heating system. |
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| These beautiful friezed are on the balcony walls. The top is upholstered in leather. |
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| The frieze above the stage. |
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| A harvest time frieze |
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| The kitchen is equipped with this beautiful double basin |
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| Some of the beautiful push plates |
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| The bathroom basin |
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings. Traditionally it is made in flat panels and used as windows.
To assemble the window, pieces of colored and painted glass are laid out on the design board, with the edges of each piece fitted into H-shaped strips of lead (cames). These cames are soldered to one another so that the panel is secure. When a panel is completed, putty is inserted between the glass and the lead cames for waterproofing. The entire composition is then stabilized with an iron frame (armature) and mounted in the window.
Now lets take a look at the stained glass windows and doors.
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| Beautiful doors with rich history of our town and the United Kingdom |
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| A beautiful dome in the Town Hall |
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| My personal favourite |
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| The top section of the window above |
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| Another close-up of a section in the window |
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| The rose and Lions of England The Fleur and Dragons of Wales |
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| The Thistles of Scotland The Clovers and Harp of Northern Ireland. |
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| Steep staircase leading to clock tower |
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| Little window on the way to the clock tower |
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| A monument across the road of a Boer |
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| Taking while standing on the balcony |
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| Going down |
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| Down stairs doors and the beautiful beveled glass doors. |
Lots of blessing from South Africa
Sandra
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