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Francis Webster, William Bindloss, and Agnes Bindloss green plaque

Kendal, Halton, England, United Kingdom

Francis Webster, William Bindloss, and Agnes Bindloss green plaque

KENDAL TOWN HALL. On this site once stood White Hall, believed to have been an exchange hall for Kendal's cloth trade with Virginia. It was replaced in 1825 by a new White Hall designed by Kendal architect Francis Webster and incorporating a billiards room, newsroom, lecture hall and ballroom. Conve

rted to the Town Hall in 1859 this forms the southern part of the present building. Extensions were commenced in 1893 when Alderman William Bindloss and Mrs Bindloss made a very generous contribution

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