What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: This building was purpose-built for Southwick Local Board and opened in February 1893 where Board members met to run Southwick Township. In January 1895 the authority became an urban district council and in January 1901 there was a name change to Southwick-on-Wear Urban District Council Recorded plaque organisation: Southwick Village Green Preservation Society.

Southwick-on-Wear Urban District Council was established in 1895 to govern the local township, reflecting the expansion of municipal governance during the late Victorian era. The council's name change in 1901 highlighted its growing administrative role and geographical identity along the River Wear.

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