James Wyatt and Town Hall, Ripon green plaque

This green commemorative plaque records: The Town Hall This building, housing public assembly and reading rooms, was designed by James Wyatt in 1798. The Corporation met here in the 19th century and in 1897 the Marquess of Ripon gave it to the City as the Town Hall. Recorded plaque organisation: Ripon Civic Society.

James Wyatt RA was a prominent British architect of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his neoclassical and Gothic Revival designs; he designed the Town Hall in Ripon in 1798, contributing to the city's architectural heritage.