The Old Town Hall from Shipquay Street

LAST week we asked readers to guess the location of ornamental crenellations especially constructed for the visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1903. It was the Town Hall.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Jul 2013, 14:17 BST
In last week's Sentinel we asked readers to guess the location of ornamental crenellations especially constructed up for the visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1903. It was the Town Hall.In last week's Sentinel we asked readers to guess the location of ornamental crenellations especially constructed up for the visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1903. It was the Town Hall.
In last week's Sentinel we asked readers to guess the location of ornamental crenellations especially constructed up for the visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1903. It was the Town Hall.

The Royal couple were given a great reception on their arrival on July 28. The ‘crenellations’ (battlements) were actually located at the front of the Old Town Hall in the Diamond with the ‘Black Man’ - now in Brooke Park - visible in the foreground. It was later destroyed by fire.