choose to "come out" as Britain's first gay MP. The council eventually bowed to pressure to reverse the decision in early 1985. A bronze sculpture commemorating Sir Frank Whittle, the "Father of the Jet Engine", was installed at Chestnut Field just outside the town hall in 2005. In more recent times solar panels were installed on the roof of the building. Gallery References Buildings and structures in Rugby, Warwickshire City and town halls in Warwickshire Government buildings completed in 1961 1961 establishments in England