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Francis Webster, William Bindloss, and Agnes Bindloss green plaque

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Francis Webster, William Bindloss, and Agnes Bindloss green plaque
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This green commemorative plaque records: KENDAL TOWN HALL. On this site once stood White Hall, believed to have been an exchange hall for Kendal's cloth trade with Virginia. It was replaced in 1825 by a new White Hall designed by Kendal architect Francis Webster and incorporating a billiards room, newsroom, lecture hall and ballroom. Converted to the Town Hall in 1859 this forms the southern part of the present building. Extensions were commenced in 1893 when Alderman William Bindloss and Mrs Bindloss made a very generous contribution towards the cost of the alterations and improvements. A new tower was added for the clock and eleven bells which were rung for the first time on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897. Recorded plaque organisation: Kendal Civic Society.
Francis Webster was a Kendal architect who designed the new White Hall in 1825, which later became part of Kendal Town Hall. William Bindloss and Agnes Bindloss made significant financial contributions towards the extensions to Kendal Town Hall in 1893, including the addition of a clock tower and bells for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

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