▁when ▁it ▁was ▁manufact uring ▁la ce , ▁glo ves , ▁sail - cl oth ▁and ▁fish ing - net s , ▁it ▁had ▁extensive ▁pot ter ies , ▁t ann eries , ▁saw m ills ▁and ▁found ries , ▁and ▁ship building ▁was ▁also ▁carried ▁on . ▁The ▁Bear ▁Street ▁dr ill ▁hall ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Bar n st ap le ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough s ▁reform ed ▁by ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Reform ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁Between ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁the ▁town ▁sw allowed ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Pil ton , ▁New port , ▁and ▁Round sw ell ▁through ▁rib bon ▁development . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁In ternal ▁government ▁The ▁historic ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Bar n st ap le ▁was ▁long ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Bar n st ap le ▁and ▁the ▁Corporation . ▁The ▁seat ▁of ▁government ▁was ▁the ▁Bar n st ap le ▁Gu ild hall . ▁The ▁mayor ▁served ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁one ▁year ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁ann ually ▁on ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Ass umption ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁( 1 5 ▁August ) ▁by ▁a ▁j ury ▁of ▁twelve . ▁However ▁Bar n st ap le ▁was ▁a ▁mes ne ▁bor ough ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Mayor ▁and ▁Corporation ▁in ▁chief ▁from ▁the ▁king ▁but ▁from ▁the ▁fe ud al ▁baron ▁of ▁Bar n st ap le ,