Moonlight Sonata
11. What was the High Street:

oil on canvas, 61 cm x 51 cm, Iain White £425

Looking towards the clock tower of the ‘new’ Council House from off the High Street through the ruins of shops and offices. Conceived in 1891, the Council House was finally begun in 1913. Construction had to be delayed when WWI broke out because there were not enough builders available. The design was very sympathetic to the historic environs; the design is a sumptuous feast of Tudor Revival style, looking something like a grandiose 16th-century mansion, with the addition of a large clock tower at one end. The exterior is richly decorated with heraldic symbols. The material is red sandstone ashlar, in keeping with nearby historic buildings.

11. What was the High Street:

oil on canvas, 61 cm x 51 cm, Iain White £425

Looking towards the clock tower of the ‘new’ Council House from off the High Street through the ruins of shops and offices. Conceived in 1891, the Council House was finally begun in 1913. Construction had to be delayed when WWI broke out because there were not enough builders available. The design was very sympathetic to the historic environs; the design is a sumptuous feast of Tudor Revival style, looking something like a grandiose 16th-century mansion, with the addition of a large clock tower at one end. The exterior is richly decorated with heraldic symbols. The material is red sandstone ashlar, in keeping with nearby historic buildings.