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Barnsley Town Hall is the home of Barnsley Council. Only a few offices are now based here, along with meeting and reception rooms. This famous local landmark dates from 1933
Originally, a polyptych was a religious piece on an alter which had four or more hinged panels. Each panel displayed a relief or painting. Today photographers typically use the term to describe a photo-story; a themed photographic sequence or a group of pictures with something in common.
For this particular photography project each polyptych will focus on a subject located in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, ranging from sculptures, statues, architecture and memorials.
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Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley.
The foundation stone of Barnsley Town Hall was laid on 21 April 1932 and was opened by His Royal Highness Edward, Prince of Wales on 14 December 1933. The cost of construction of the town hall and of furnishing the new seat of local government was £188,037 12/10d.
Barnsley Town Hall bears more than a passing resemblance to the Parliament Buildings of Northern Ireland, Stormont, and, like Stormont, its façade is sculpted in Portland stone. This is doubtless because both buildings share the same architect, Sir Arnold Thornely.
Barnsley Town Hall, recently renovated and now to be turned into a museum.
The foundation stone of building was laid on 21 April 1932 and was opened by His Royal Highness Edward, Prince of Wales on 14 December 1933. The cost of construction of the town hall and of furnishing the new seat of local government was £188,037 12/10d.
The building bears more than a passing resemblance to the Parliament Buildings of Northern Ireland, Stormont, and, like Stormont, its façade is sculpted in Portland stone. This is doubtless because both buildings share the same architect, Sir Arnold Thornely.
Barnsley Town Hall and Art Deco Street Lamp at Dusk, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.
The lovely Portland stone Barnsley Town Hall floodlit at dusk makes the October image in my 2022 Yorkshire Calendar!
It's available now at marksunderland.com/calendars (and in my eBay shop at www.ebay.co.uk/usr/mark_two) where £2 from each sale goes to Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
You'll also find it at Jespers, Daisy Mays Harrogate Ltd and Oatlands Mount Post Office in Harrogate, at Castlegate Books in Knaresborough and at Henry Roberts Bookstore Ripon.
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Description: Crossing Vertical 2006 Sculpture by Nigel Hall at the Town Hall Barnsley South Yorkshire England
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Barnsley Town Hall. 20/5/2025. I've never taken any photos around Barnsley town centre before and I couldn't resist this shot of the town hall, looking very impressive in the sunshine. It's built of Portland stone and was officially opened by the then Prince of Wales on 14 December 1933. The sculpure in the foreground is by Nigel Halland and is called Crossing (Vertical).
Stock Image Ref: MS48581
Description: Crossing Vertical 2006 Sculpture by Nigel Hall at the Town Hall Barnsley South Yorkshire England
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Statue by Graham Ibbotson of Billy Casper and his Kestral Kes. Billy was the central character A Kestral for a Knave, a novel by Hoyland born author Barry Hines. Billy is a 15 year old boy about to leave school with no real prospects. Tormented at home by his mother and older brother and at school, Billy briefly finds a purpose in life after finding and training a Kestral. In 1969 it was adapted for a film directed by Ken Loach and filmed on location in and around Barnsley. The cast was drawn mainly from the locality, and many had little or no acting experience. David Bradley, a 14 year old Barnsley school boy played Billy and Graham Ibbotson's statue captures the images of Billy from the film.
Day 39: Barnsley town hall in all its black & white glory, I wanted to capture some of the water feature last night but it was turned off 😂 So I settled with getting some snaps of #BarnsleyTownHall instead 👌 Quite pleased with the results & loving the #bnwmood tones 😍 #365Project #BarnsleyIsBrill #LongExposure #BrendanClaytonPhotography #BarnsleyPhotographer #ExploreWithBrendan