Brunner Guildhall

A triumph with red Ruabon terracotta. The Brunner Guildhall in Winsford stands as a representative of proper architecture whilst facing the sixties and seventies disaster of the Civic Hall and shopping centre.

The plaque to the left of the door states:

THIS HALL WAS PRESENTED
TO THE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF WINSFORD
BY SIR JOHN TOMLINSON BRUNNER BARONET
MEMBER FOR THE NORTHWICH DIVISION OF CHESHIRE
IN TRUST
FOR THE DAILY USE OF TRADE AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES
AND FOR OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE
AND WAS OPENED BY HIM ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOV 1899

EDWIN HAMLETT: CHAIRMAN
OF THE COUNCIL
JOHN HENRY COOKE: CLERK

ON THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1898 THE COUNCIL. MR WILLIAM
STUBBS. CHAIRMAN: DECIDED BY RESOLUTION TO GIVE TO THE
BUILDING THE NAME OF THE BRUNNER GUILDHALL.

The building now forms a part of Mid Cheshire College.