History of Dukinfield Town Hall

Dukinfield Town Hall was built in Domestic Gothic Style. It was opened on 15th June 1901 by Alderman James Pickup, and cost £15,000 to erect from plans by J. Eaton and Sons of Ashton.

The clock is by J R Joyce of Whitchurch, and the five bells were cast by Taylor and Co of Loughborough.  Nowadays the town hall doubles as the borough register office and as a leisure centre.

J R Joyce & Co was established in 1690, and is arguably the oldest clock making company in the world. It became part of the Smith of Derby Group in 1965. 

John Taylor Bellfounders  continues a line of bellfounding which has been unbroken since the middle of the 14th Century, when Johannes de Stafford was active only 10 miles from the site of the present foundry

• Colonel Duckenfield News - Sunday, 1st April 2007 

To celebrate the reopening of the fully refurbished Dukinfield Town Hall in February 2005, a booklet was produced:

• Welcome
• Town Hall Tale
• Dukinfield and the Charter
• Dukinfield Civic Silver
• A Chronology of Dukinfield
• First Town Council 1899/1900
• Last Town Council 1973/1974
• Freemen of the Borough
• Mayors of the Borough