The latest Blue Heritage Plaque will honour an architect who designed scores of buildings across Berkshire
James H. Money made scores of buildings across Newbury and will now be honoured with a plaque on the town hall.
It will be unveiled at 11am on Tuesday 1st August on the building which was built to Money's design in 1876 before being extended in 1909.
The Town Hall imitates the work of Alfred Waterhouse, who designed the Natural History Museum in London.
The Mayor of Newbury, Councillor David Fenn, will be unveiling the plaque.
He will be supported by Mr Peter Snape; great-grandson of Newbury historian Walter Money, who was the brother of James H. Money.
A Blue Plaque was also erected to Walter Money in 2015 outside Hogan Music in Market Street.
Dr David Peacock, Newbury Historian, said: "James Money was an important Victorian architect for the Newbury area.
"He designed many of the town's prominent buildings and deserves wider recognition."
Other Newbury buildings designed by Money include Church & Child's Almshouses, Falkland Memorial, Oddfellows Hall, Phoenix Brewery, Speenhamland School, and The Gun Pub in Wash Common.
Money also designed Hungerford Town Hall and Corn Exchange in 1870-1871.
The Parish Magazine of November 1871 described the building as having a rich and pleasing architectural effect, being built of red brick and Bath stone.
Councillor Anthony Pick, Chairman of the Newbury Town Council Heritage Working Group, said: "Our Blue Plaques programme endeavours to bring events, buildings and personalities, which have contributed to Newbury's strong identity, to public attention."
James H. Money was accountable for around 30 buildings in Newbury and 70 in West Berkshire.
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