Guildhalls

NOTES: The Grammar School was originally the guildhall of the Gild of the Holy Cross, the ruling body of Stratford to the time of the Dissolution. The ground floor was the guildhall proper while the Over Hall became the town's school room. King Edward VI, having suppressed the Gild, entrusted the guild's school to the town corporation in 1553 after which it was known as Edward VI Grammar School. It is generally believed that William Shakespeare was educated in this room.

SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. II, pl. 40 NOTES: The original medieval court hall, or 'bury', of 1411 was badly damaged during the Great Fire of London in 1666. The surviving exterior walls were heightened and the repair and embellishement of the hall was completed in 1673 under the supervision of Wren.

SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. II, pl. 42 after p. 116 NOTES: The original medieval building of 1411 was badly damaged during the Great Fire of London in 1666. The surviving exterior walls were heightened and its repair and embellishement was completed in 1673 under the supervision of Wren.

SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. I, pl. 41 after p.124 NOTES: The original medieval building of 1411 was badly damaged during the Great Fire of London in 1666. The surviving exterior walls were heightened and its repair and embellishement was completed in 1673 under the supervision of Wren.

SOURCE: Constantin Uhde. Baudenkmaler in Grossbritannien (Berlin, 1894), vol. II, pl. 125 NOTES: Built from Grinshill stone for the Drapers Guild, this hall was one of the earliest forms of prefrabricated building.

NOTES: The Guildhall was, prior to local government re-organisation in 1996, the headquarters for the former Swansea City Council. The Guildhall complex comprises the City Hall, Brangwyn concert hall and the County Law Courts for Swansea. The Swansea Crown Court is now located in a building immediately opposite the Guildhall.