Oxford Town Hall
| Oxford Town Hall | |
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View from the southwest
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 Location within Oxford city centre
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| General information | |
| Type | Town hall, museum, former library and police station |
| Architectural style | Jacobethan |
| Location | St Aldate's, Oxford |
| Coordinates | 51°45′06″N 1°15′25″W / 51.7516°N 1.2569°W |
| Construction started | 1893 |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Renovated | Main Hall repainted in 2015 |
| Owner | Oxford City Council |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Henry Hare |
| Designations | Listed Grade II* |
Oxford Town Hall is a Grade II* listed building, opened by the then Prince of Wales in 1897 and located in St Aldate's Street the heart of Oxford, England.. It is used a venue for meetings and events . It is also home to the Museum of Oxford and the administrative base of Oxford City Council where important decisions about the city are made. Oxford is a city with its own charter, but the building is always called the "town hall".
Oxford's Guildhall was built on the site in 1292. It was replaced by the first Town Hall in 1752, designed by Isaac Ware. In 1891, an architectural design competition was held for a new building on the same site. The local architect Henry Hare won with a Jacobethan design. The 1752 building was demolished in 1893 and the current building was completed in 1897.
The new building originally housed the public library and police station as well as the city council. During the First World War, the building was converted into the Town Hall section of the 3rd Southern General Hospital. From 1916, it specialised in treating soldiers suffering from malaria. In 1936 Oxford City Police moved to a new police station further down St Aldate's. The central public library is now in the Westgate Centre in Queen Street.
Coordinates: 51°45′6″N 1°15′26″W / 51.75167°N 1.25722°W
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