James Gibbs, Bank Hall, Warrington, Thomas Patten, and Town Hall, Warrington black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Bank Hall Built 1749-50 by world-famous architect James Gibbs as a home for local businessman Thomas Patten. Gibbs had previously designed St. Martin in the Fields Church in London and the Radcliffe Library in Oxford whilst Patten's wealth came from his copper works at Bank Quay. The building was bought from the family to become Warrington's Town Hall in 1872.

James Gibbs, a world-renowned architect, designed notable structures including St. Martin in the Fields Church in London and Oxford’s Radcliffe Library, and also created Bank Hall for Thomas Patten; Patten, a wealthy businessman from Warrington, amassed his fortune through copper works at Bank Quay, residing in the hall built by Gibbs before it became Warrington's Town Hall in 1872.