St Hilda's Town Hall

Following significant population largely associated with iron smelting civic
leaders decided to commission a townhall. The site was a prominent area in the newly - established market place. The new building was designed by William Lambie Moffatt in red brick with stone dressing sand was completed in 1846. A four stage clock tower was erected behind the townhall.
The area went to become a municipal borough with the townhall as its head quarters in 1853. However in 1880 civic leaders decided to build another townhall in the south of Middlesbrough. The St Hilda's town hall remained in use until 1980's The photograph below is from the 1980's used as a library 
and community centre.