How a ratepayers’ rebellion finally sank John Belcher’s magnificent guildhall plan. 1913.

Much as I’d like to see Belcher’s design of 1898 improved, upgraded and built, I can’t fault the councillors of the day for trying again in 1913 to get it built. Above – John Belcher for Mayor Horace Darwin – voted down in a ratepayers’ referendum in 1898. From a small photo in the Cambridgeshire … Continue reading How a ratepayers’ rebellion finally sank John Belcher’s magnificent guildhall plan. 1913.