Editing Staines-upon-Thames (section)

===Town Hall===
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The Town Hall, in the Market Square, was designed by [[John Johnson (architect, born 1807)|John Johnson]] in the [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance style]] and was completed in 1880.<ref name=NHLE_Town_Hall>{{NHLE|desc=Town Hall|num= 1187053|fewer-links=yes|grade=II|access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref> It replaced a medieval market hall, which was closed in 1862.<ref>{{harvnb|Reynolds|1962|pp=21–22}}</ref> The building is constructed in white brick with stone dressing with a fish-scale slate roof and the clock was manufactured by [[Gillett & Johnston|Gillett & Bland]].<ref name=NHLE_Town_Hall/>

The Town Hall was used as the council headquarters until 1976, when Spelthorne Borough council relocated to Knowle Green.<ref name=Jackson_2002_p21>{{harvnb|Jackson|2002|p=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/historic-staines-town-hall-could-11767282 |title= Historic Staines Town Hall could be turned into apartments under council plans |date= 19 August 2016 |publisher= Get Surrey |access-date= 29 December 2020 |archive-date= 2 March 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210302113618/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/historic-staines-town-hall-could-11767282 |url-status= live }}</ref> In the early 1990s, it was used as an arts centre and, in 2004, it became a wine bar.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=602924&ClubID=889 |title= Staines Town Hall |publisher= Staines Rotary Club |access-date= 29 December 2020 |archive-date= 30 November 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201130150130/https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=602924&ClubID=889 |url-status= live }}</ref> In January 2018, the building was converted into thirteen residential apartments.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/staines-town-hall-flats-plan-14221003|title= Staines Town Hall flats plan developer vows to return 'fabric of building to its former glory' despite access and parking concerns|date= 31 January 2018|publisher= Get Surrey|access-date= 29 December 2020|archive-date= 26 October 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201026220850/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/staines-town-hall-flats-plan-14221003|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morganellis.co.uk/case-studies/altura/staines-town-hall.html|title=Staines Town Hall|publisher=Morgan Ellis|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515121726/https://www.morganellis.co.uk/case-studies/altura/staines-town-hall.html|url-status=live}}</ref>