▁administration ▁was ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁Police ▁Office ▁in ▁King ▁Street . ▁It ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁growing ▁local ▁government ▁and ▁its ▁civ ic ▁assembly ▁rooms . ▁The ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁also ▁located ▁in ▁King ▁Street ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Cross ▁Street , ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Francis ▁Good win ▁and ▁constructed ▁during ▁ 1 8 2 2 – 2 5 , ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁by ▁David ▁Bell house . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁with ▁a ▁screen ▁of ▁I onic ▁columns ▁across ▁a ▁re cess ed ▁centre , ▁in ▁a ▁classic ising ▁manner ▁strongly ▁influenced ▁by ▁John ▁So ane . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁deep , ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁hous ed ▁committee ▁rooms ▁and ▁offices ▁for ▁the ▁Chief ▁Const able , ▁Survey or , ▁Tre as urer , ▁other ▁officers ▁and ▁cler ks . ▁The ▁first ▁floor ▁held ▁the ▁Assembly ▁Ro oms . ▁The ▁building ▁and ▁land ▁cost ▁£ 3 9 , 5 8 7 . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁wealth ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁grew , ▁largely ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁text ile ▁industry , ▁its ▁administration ▁out st ri pped ▁the ▁existing ▁facilities , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁proposed . ▁The ▁King ▁Street ▁building ▁was ▁subsequently ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁l ending ▁library ▁and ▁then ▁L loy ds ▁Bank . ▁The ▁fac ade ▁was ▁removed ▁to ▁He aton ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁when ▁a ▁bank , ▁ 5 3 ▁King ▁Street ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the