ons ). ▁ ▁Land marks ▁ ▁Tod m orden ▁has ▁a ▁Ne o - Class ical ▁town ▁hall ▁( built ▁ 1 8 6 6 – 1 8 7 5 ) ▁which ▁domin ates ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁building ▁str add les ▁the ▁W als den ▁Water , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Cal der , ▁and ▁was ▁situated ▁in ▁both ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁York shire ▁until ▁the ▁administrative ▁county ▁boundary ▁was ▁moved ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁Design ed ▁by ▁John ▁Gib son ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁this ▁impos ing ▁building ▁has ▁a ▁northern ▁end ▁which ▁is ▁semi - circ ular . ▁One ▁interesting ▁external ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁is ▁the ▁ped iment ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁elev ation , ▁which ▁reflect s ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁str add led ▁the ▁boundary ▁as ▁it ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁main ▁indust ries ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁count ies . ▁The ▁fine ▁car ved ▁stone work ▁has ▁two ▁central ▁female ▁figures ▁on ▁a ▁ped est al . ▁The ▁left - hand ▁sculpt ure ▁represents ▁Lanc ash ire ▁( cot ton ▁spin ning ▁and ▁we aving ▁indust ries ), ▁and ▁the ▁right - hand ▁one ▁York shire ▁( wo ol ▁manufact uring , ▁engineering ▁and ▁agricult ure ). ▁ ▁Tod m orden ▁has ▁the ▁look ▁of ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁mill ▁town . ▁Other ▁notable ▁buildings ▁include ▁Dob ro yd ▁Castle ▁( comple ted ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ), ▁now ▁used ▁as ▁a