Walsall Council House


Walsall Council House is a municipal building in Lichfield Street in Walsall, West Midlands, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

History

The foundation stone for the building was laid by Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein on 29 May 1902. It was designed by James Glen Sivewright Gibson in the Baroque style and was completed in 1905. It was built adjoining Walsall Town Hall which is used for a variety of functions including wedding receptions and concerts. The carvings on the exterior of the council house are by Henry Charles Fehr.
The mayor, Mary Slater, was hit by shrapnel and subsequently died from her injuries during an attack on the council house from a Zeppelin in 1916 during the First World War. The chamber of the council house exhibits neoclassical plasterwork and repairs and upholstery work were carried out to the fine furniture in the chamber in 2019.