Talk:Malmesbury Town Hall

Predecessor on the site
I fear the Imperial Gazetteer statement that "the town hall occupies the site of an hospital of St. John of Jerusalem" is incorrect.

The VCH source has "In 1580 the alderman and burgesses bought the site of St. John's hospital. The building was later used as almshouses, a school, and from 1616 the usual meeting place of the borough court". VCH Vol 3 places this at the foot of the hill, near the bridge at the southern entrance to the town, and that building still stands; it's described in.

VCH and Historic England are silent as to the previous use of the Town Hall site, so the Gazetteer seems to have confused the two town-hall-like buildings. --Wire723 (talk) 16:16, 12 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for that. I have removed all mention of the hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 16:25, 12 May 2022 (UTC)