Ted in 1893!

Until 1974 Colne was a municipal borough but on local government reorganisation it lost its independent status and became part of the larger Pendle Borough.

The Town Hall was built in 1894 and designed by Alfred Waterhouse, who was the architect for Manchester Town Hall and the Natural History Museum in London. Colne Town Hall was opened on 13th Jan 1894 by Samuel Catlow who went on to become the first Mayor of Colne, when Colne achieved Borough status on 14th Sep 1895.
Outside of the front door it has (when it was built) the biggest flagstone in the country. We have blipped this in the past.

I am not sure if Ted liked sitting in the number and it was 1893 when the foundation stone was laid.