A Trip to the Town Hall

A small flight of narrow steps leads up to a stone porch entrance. There’s just enough room for two people to squeeze past each other. On the right-hand side is a glassed reception desk; while to the left a flight of carpeted stairs points upwards. Just past the reception is a corridor for toilets; then at the end of the narrow corridor a single door opens up underneath the stalls into a large room. It’s got a plain wood-patterned laminate floor that’s stood the test of time and clocked up a lot of dirt that can’t be vanished by one simple clean along the way. Before you sits a blue carpeted stage in front of a cream-painted organ which matches the décor of the surrounding timber-panelled walls. On the left is a track for a sliding door which gives access to a smaller function room with an ornate bar on the right-hand side and a hatch on the left for food to be served. Meanwhile, the upstairs function room contains the greatest treasures of all; with maps, portraits and histories of the town adorning the oak-panelled walls.