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was completed in 1873 and continued to serve as a magistrates' court and a police station until
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the early 20th century and then served purely as a store for many years before operating as a local history museum from 1978 to 1993. After significant deterioration in the fabric of the building it was placed on the
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rioters. Although all the windows were broken and the front door was destroyed by a lamp post which the rioters had used as a battering ram, the incident was concluded without any significant bloodshed.
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