A town centre road will be closed for up to six weeks as restoration work on Whitby ’s old town hall continues. The Old Town Hall building has been one of the town’s most famous heritage assets since the 18 th century, but fell into a poor state of repair.

£1.3m of work to renovate the Grade two listed premises started in February this year and is now reaching its final stages. Repairs to the building’s iconic clock tower and roof have been completed, with the scaffolding now being removed - representing a major moment in the project.

The remaining stone and mortar work on the building’s façade and columns are progressing well along with renovations to the first floor. It is hoped that the project will be fully completed by the end of the year.

To allow the final works to be comple

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