▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁land mark ▁building ". ▁ ▁The ▁building , ▁which ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Bright wen ▁B iny on ▁of ▁I ps wich , ▁included ▁a ▁ 9 0   ft ▁high ▁clock ▁tower ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁combining ▁the ▁New ▁Town ▁and ▁the ▁Old ▁Town ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁Sw ind on ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁burning ▁issue . ▁Comment ators ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sw ind on ▁Ad vert iser ' s ▁editor ▁William ▁Morris ▁were ▁heavily ▁in ▁favour . ▁The ▁New ▁Sw ind on ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council ▁was ▁the ▁more ▁powerful ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁containing ▁within ▁it ▁all ▁of ▁Sw ind on ' s ▁industrial ▁companies ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁The ▁two ▁towns ▁remained ▁separate ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁when ▁they ▁combined ▁and ▁Sw ind on ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁became ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁be ▁incorpor ated ▁during ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁reign . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁hall ▁in ▁Reg ent ▁Circ us ▁became ▁the ▁council ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Bor ough ▁and ▁remained ▁so ▁until ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁offices ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁Eu cl id ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁ground ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Sw ind on ▁Reference ▁Library ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁it ▁moved ▁into ▁temporary ▁accommod ation ▁pending ▁new ▁purpose - built ▁prem ises ▁in ▁Reg ent