Old Town Hall, Westbury, Manasseh Masseh Lopes, and Richard Ingleman blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Old Town Hall Built by Sir Manasseh Massey Lopes (1815). Rich. Ingleman architect. Court house with lock-up below. Library (1947-1970). Converted to commercial use (1972). Recorded plaque organisation: Westbury Town Council.

Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes 1st Baronet was a prominent British banker and philanthropist who commissioned the construction of the Old Town Hall in Westbury in 1815; Richard Ingleman, the architect, designed this structure which served as a courthouse with a lock-up below and later functioned as a library from 1947 to 1970.