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in March 1878. Civic leaders decided it was necessary to procure a town hall and a market hall: the original concept was to have two separate structures but after some debate civic leaders decided to have a combined facility. The site they selected was a piece of derelict and marshy land traversed by
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was formed in 1974. A new fish annex, located to the north east of the main building, opened in
February 1969 and a new hexagonal structure, with space for 66 market traders, located to the south east of the main building, was completed in October 1975. The council chamber was converted for use as a
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