Brunner Guildhall – key facts

• The Brunner Guildhall is a Grade II listed building located in Winsford, Cheshire
• Given to Winsford in 1897 by Sir John Brunner (local MP and co-founder of Brunner Mond Ltd), as a Diamond Jubilee Gift in the 60^th year of Queen Victoria’s reign
• Designed by A.E.Powles, Northwich, and built by J.Fowles, Winsford, at a cost of £3,000
• Opened by Sir John Brunner on 4^th November 1899
• More than 1,100 people processed from Wharton Recreation Ground to the Guildhall for the opening ceremony
• Its use was probably modelled on the first Brunner Guildhall, opened in Runcorn in 1895
• The Winsford Guildhall was to be used by Winsford and district trades unions, friendly societies, clubs and associations as a place for meetings and functions
• Day-to-day affairs were in the hands of a Management Committee, made up of representatives from the town council and the building’s tenants

A Virtual Tour of the Brunner Guildhall can be seen below