Selby Museum Hall
Selby Museum Hall is a historic building in Selby, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.
The building was constructed on Park Street in 1839, as the Public Rooms. In 1861, it was converted to become the town's mechanics' institute,[1] then around the end of the century, Jonathan Hutchinson established a museum in the building. This operated until the 1970s, when the newly-formed Selby District Council decided not to fund the institution. It closed, and its contents were redistributed to other museums.[2] The building became a Salvation Army citadel, then in 2008 was converted into a restaurant, part of the Jinnah chain.[3] The building has been grade II listed since 1968.[1]
The building is constructed of brown brick with stucco dressings, rusticated quoins on the ground floor, a floor band, and a pediment. There are two storeys and three bays. The ground floor contains segmental-headed sash windows with rusticated surrounds, and on the upper floor are tall round-headed windows with moulded surrounds and panelled aprons.[1]
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- ^ a b c Historic England. "The Museum Hall, Selby (1132529)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "For one week only, a town's heritage moves from past to present". Yorkshire Post. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ Godfrey, Ron (22 July 2008). "Sir Jimmy helps empire expand". The Press. Retrieved 5 December 2025.