Over the coming months, we’ll be giving Huddersfield Town Hall a bit of TLC through crucial repairs and restorations.
Work will begin on 2 May, and we expect to complete it by January 2024.
What’s being done?
We’ll be replacing sections of the town hall’s roof, installing more durable materials and improving rainwater drainage. Protecting the Grade II Listed building from damage and damp for decades to come. We’ve already replaced parts of the roof – during the first phase of this work in 2016 – and this will complete the project.
As part of this work, we’ll also be doing important conservation work on some of the town hall’s beautiful stonemasonry, and windows and flagpoles will be refurbished.
There will also be repairs and redecoration to parts of the inside of Huddersfield Town Hall. This includes the mayor’s office, the hospitality room and adjoining small atrium, reception room, council chamber and civic office.
How will this affect you?
For this whole period, the town hall will remain fully open! For the majority of meetings and events, there will be little to no impact.
The timings of the work have been coordinated to offer least impact possible to big events like the Mayor Making. Whilst the flagpoles are out of use we will, where appropriate, fly flags at Greenhead Park instead. This is just a short distance from the town hall.
However, there will be some impacts on traffic around the building. Specifically on Corporation Street and parking directly outside the town hall (including accessible parking) will be reduced.
While we’ll be closing sections of footpath on Corporation Street and Peel Street. Pedestrian access to the town hall itself will be maintained at all times, and diversions will be clearly signposted.
David Shepherd, Strategic Director for Growth & Regeneration, says:
“Huddersfield Town Hall has stood for about two and half centuries, and it’s one of our most beautiful and impressive council buildings. This work is about protecting it for years to come, preserving part of Huddersfield’s history – one of our greatest priorities throughout our regeneration work in the town centre.
During these necessary repairs and restorations, we’ll be doing our very best to keep impact for the public to a minimum. The town hall will remain fully open for business as usual, and clear diversions will be in place for pedestrians throughout the works.”