Stop B (Click the No__ will bring up a reference map)
On the north side of Main is the Bath Town Hall (No 4). Construction was instigated by a Division
Court Judge who objected to the noise of the school children when he held court in the
Academy, and refused to return until a permanent Court was constructed. Completed in 1861
it has served many functions, including auctions, concerts, meetings, and indoor sports.
Bath's most classical building, its Tuscan Portico is a feature patterned after the
monuments of Rome, bringing to mind specific civil and legal functions. To the east is the
E.D. Priest store (No 5) of 1820 with double
verandahs. This is all that remains of the typical commercial architecture of old Bath. In
its hay day, the Main Street was lined with such structures. Originally clapboard, it had
a central door and a verandah on each floor. The verandah and its lattice work reflects
the influence of the Regency style of the first half of the 19th Century. Across the
street is the unique Regency cottage.