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{{For|the guildhall on the Isle of Wight|Newport Guildhall, Isle of Wight}}
{{Short description|Municipal building in Newport, Shropshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox historic site
| name = Newport Guildhall
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| image =Newport Guildhall, Shropshire - geograph-3566633.jpg
| caption =Newport Guildhall
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| location =[[Newport, Shropshire]]
| area =
| built =1400
| architect =
| architecture = [[Medieval architecture|Medieval style]]
| governing_body =
| designation1 =Grade II* Listed Building
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| designation1_date =28 April 1952
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'''Newport Guildhall''' is a large [[timber-framed]] municipal building in [[Newport, Shropshire]], England. It is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref name=listed>{{NHLE|desc=Guildhall, Newport|num=1177807|accessdate=26 August 2019}}</ref>

==History==
The current building replaced an earlier guildhall on the site which is mentioned in a document dated 1252.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.newportshropshire-tc.gov.uk/Core/Newport-Tc/Pages/Civil_Ceremonies_3.aspx|title=Civil Ceremonies|publisher=Newport Town Council|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref> The southern part of the current building was constructed as a single room, with gable to the road, possibly as a meeting place for the Guild of Newport, in around 1400.<ref name=listed/> The building was built in a typical [[Medieval architecture|medieval style]] with exposed timbers and brick infilling which has been painted white.<ref name=listed/> An intermediate floor was added to the original hall at a later date.<ref name=town>{{cite web|url=http://www.newportshropshire-tc.gov.uk/Core/Newport-Tc/Pages/Default_7.aspx|title=The Guildhall, Newport|publisher=Newport Town Council|access-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126142711/https://www.newportshropshire-tc.gov.uk/Core/Newport-Tc/Pages/Default_7.aspx |archive-date=26 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Testing of the beams in the roof using [[dendrochronology]] suggests that the current roof was added in 1486.<ref name=star>{{cite web|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/newport/2019/02/19/communities-groups-celebrating-150000-for-improvements-on-newport-buildings/|title=Communities groups celebrating £150,000 for improvements on Newport buildings|date=19 February 2019|publisher=Shropshire Star|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref>

The northern part of the building was constructed in a similar architectural style in the late 16th century.<ref name=listed/> The internal beams on the ground floor in this part of the building were decorated with [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]]s, [[antler]]s, [[Acanthus (ornament)|acanthus leaves]] and [[pomegranate]]s with the last of these being associated with [[Catherine of Aragon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shropshirehistory.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/resource:20070426215521|title=The Guildhall, Newport|publisher=Shropshire History Society|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref> The two buildings were unified externally as a single building with a continuous roof-line in the early 19th century.<ref name=town/> A beam visible on the front elevation of the building, with the name "Wm Gregari" and dated 1615, was not a feature of the original building and was probably taken from a local public house and inserted to add an additional air of authenticity in the late 19th century.<ref name=town/>

On 13 June 1991, the building was acquired by the Boughey Trust, a trust corporation established by Lady Boughey in memory of her late husband, [[Boughey baronets|Sir Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey, 4th Baronet]] who died on 30 August 1906.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bougheytrust.co.uk/history/|title=History|publisher=The Boughey Trust|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref> The Boughey Trust made the guildhall available, rent-free, to Newport Town Council who restored it with the support of [[English Heritage]] and it was officially re-opened to the public by [[Algernon Heber-Percy]], Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, on 25 March 1995.<ref>Brass Plaque inside the building</ref> In spring 2019 improvement works were carried out involving a new boiler and new carpets, paintwork and lighting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2019/02/20/new-life-brought-into-newport-community-buildings-thanks-to-telford-50-grant/|title=New life brought into Newport community buildings thanks to Telford 50 grant|publisher=Shropshire Live|date=20 February 2019|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref>

The ground floor of the southern section of the building is used as a council information centre<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newportshropshire-tc.gov.uk/Core/Newport-Tc/Pages/Default_5.aspx|title=Contact us|publisher=Newport Town Council|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> while the ground floor of the northern section is used as a tea room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findglocal.com/GB/Newport/1828598594083923/The-Guildhall-Tea-Room|title=The Guildhall Tea Room|publisher=Find Global|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref> Meetings of the Town Council are normally held in the council chamber on the first floor of the building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newportshropshire-tc.gov.uk/Core/Newport-Tc/Pages/Meetings_Dates_Agendas__and__Minutes_2.aspx|title=Council Meetings, Agendas & Minutes|publisher=Newport Town Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203133137/http://www.newportshropshire-tc.gov.uk/Core/Newport-Tc/Pages/Meetings_Dates_Agendas__and__Minutes_2.aspx|access-date=2 July 2020|archive-date=2012-12-03}}</ref> The council chamber is also used for weddings and civic ceremonies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newportshropshire-tc.gov.uk/Core/Newport-Tc/UserFiles/Files/weddings/02%20Wedding%20Pack%202017%2018.pdf|title=Wedding Pack|publisher=Newport Town Council|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Grade II* listed buildings in Telford and Wrekin]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Shropshire]]
[[Category:City and town halls in Shropshire]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Newport, Shropshire]]
[[Category:Timber framed buildings in England]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1400]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in the 15th century]]

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