
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Former Register Office. This building erected c1850 served as the office of the local registrar of births and deaths and later as that of the clerk to the board of guardians and the rural district council. Recorded plaque organisation: Thirsk Town Council.
This building, erected around 1850, served crucial administrative roles including as a Register Office for recording vital life events, and later as an office for local governance, highlighting its importance in the bureaucratic and social history of Thirsk.
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Photo: Simon Harriyott · CC BY 2.0