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detonated a 500 pounds (230 kg) van bomb in the town centre: substantial property damage was caused, leading to several major buildings being demolished, but no one was killed. The town hall required major structural work, and was not reopened until August 1995.
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in 1912. A stained glass window, depicting four local scenes, which was made by Campbell Brothers Belfast to commemorate the tercentenary of The Honourable The Irish Society, was installed in the town hall in 1913.
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The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing west onto The Diamond; the central bay, which slightly projected forward, featured a five-stage tower with a
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stone by McLaughlin & Harvey at a cost of £4,147, with the majority of the funds again coming from The Honourable The Irish Society. Its completion coincided with the
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and completed in 1743. In the 1840s, after the market house became dilapidated, civic leaders decided to construct a new town hall on the same site.
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The foundation stone for the new building was laid on 21 July 1857. It was designed by Thomas Turner in the
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on curved walls which swept round to the side elevations. The second stage of the tower featured a
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The current building was commissioned to replace an earlier market house which was financed by
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was installed in the town hall in 2003. Other works of art include busts by
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visited the town hall and laid a wreath to commemorate the start of the
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in bays which were well recessed. The third stage of the tower was
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Stained glass window commemorating The Honourable The Irish Society
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The Year of Grace: a History of the Ulster Revival of 1859
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round headed window on the ground floor flanked by small
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List of Grade B+ listed buildings in County Londonderry
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Coleraine
55°07′54″N 6°40′16″W / 55.1316°N 6.6712°W / 55.1316; -6.6712
Italianate style
Listed Building
Coleraine Town Hall is located in Northern Ireland
Coleraine
County Londonderry
Coleraine Borough Council
listed building

The Honourable The Irish Society
Italianate style
ashlar
1859 Ulster revival
chamfered
casement windows
mullioned
oculi
Baroque
pilasters
pediments
lantern
cupola
unionist
Hugh T. Barrie
Ulster Covenant
Third Home Rule Bill
British Government
municipal borough

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