Warrington Town Hall

Warrington Town Hall is a Grade I listed Georgian mansion originally built as Bank Hall in 1750 for the Patten family. Designed by the architect James Gibbs, it is one of the most distinguished country houses of its period in the north-west of England. The main building consists of a central block linked by curving colonnades to two matching pavilions, all in warm red brick with stone dressings.

The town bought Bank Hall in 1872 and it has served as Warrington's civic headquarters ever since. Inside, the state rooms retain many original features and are used for council business, weddings and civic events. The grounds have been laid out as public gardens with lawns, mature trees and formal planting leading down to the Golden Gates on Sankey Street.

You can walk freely through the front gardens during the day, and the Town Hall occasionally opens its interiors for heritage open days and guided tours. The combination of the gates, the gardens and the Palladian facade makes this the most striking corner of central Warrington.