Assembly Rooms, Wakefield, Wakefield Church Institution, The Wakefield Star, and Town Hall, Wakefield blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Built as Assembly Rooms in 1798, offices for Wakefield's first newspaper from 1803, and home of Wakefield Church Institution from 1845 to 1858, these premises were leased by Wakefield Corporation as their Town Hall from 1861 to 1880. Recorded plaque organisation: Wakefield Civic Society.

Built in 1798 as Assembly Rooms, this site has served multiple civic and cultural functions including housing Wakefield's first newspaper and serving as the Town Hall, reflecting its significance in local governance and community life.