(in the UK) abuildingin thecentreof atownin whichmembersof aguildmetin the past, now often used as aplaceformeetingsorperformancesor aslocalgovernmentoffices
Commercial exchange took place in an open, colonnaded undercroft, and an upper chamber combined the functions ofguildhall, town council room and court of law.
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It had long been assumed that clerks would only record business in the safety of theguildhall.
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When the acting principal mentioned that theguildhallcould be the site of the assembly, there was an enormous roar of approval.
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Each category has its own problem; but whether it be a church, aguildhallor a house, each is part of the whole problem.
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In the past, central committee meetings were held at theguildhall, and a few political aficionados used to attend and listen to the debates.
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It is surrounded by the lovely small rural town with its 15th centuryguildhalland old houses.
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What they had got was a miniatureguildhall.
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This afternoon the council held a meeting with a big crowd inside theguildhalland with bigger crowds outside.
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Guildhallis a building of national fame and the events that take place there are often national events.
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Aguildhallwas mentioned in 1361 and there is proof of a separate borough court.
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The guildhalls were seized by the state and sold.
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The town council has a reception and offices in theguildhall.
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The basement below theguildhalloriginally contained cells for prisoners, while the first floor was used as a grammar school from 1867 to 1898.
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A secondguildhall, at a height of two-storeys was built to the north of the first building during the 1630s.
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Every evening, the guild brothers gathered in the tavern room of theguildhallto discuss the events of the day while the "gildeknecht" served beer.
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