Guild hall

Early evening in Andover, before the Saturday night carnage kicks off.

The original Guild Hall was Elizabethan built in 1725 and demolished in 1825. It was designed by Thomas Switzar , from Warner's Hampshire. A fine Palladium was replaced in 1825 with a Regency cupola and clock. The cupola was removed in 1904 as the roof became unsafe and sagged. The gas lamp was erected for Queen Victoria's Jubilee of 1887 and went into storage in 1919, making way for the Cenotaph which in turn was moved to ST Mary's Church in 1956. The lamp is now back in place in the forecourt. The Guild Hall still dominates the high street.