Excerpt from
www.cambridge.ca/en/learn-about/resources/Old-Galt-Histor...:
Town Hall (City Chambers-1857) at 46 Dickson Street: Probably one of the most familiar sights for Galtonians is the larger-than-life clock in the Town Hall tower. Few, however, know that it was not part of the original structure. The Hall was built in 1857; the clock was added in 1897 in celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
This ashlar grey granite Italianate public building (designed by H.B. Sinclair) is an excellent example of its style. Restoration architect Peter John Stokes, supervised the renovation of the Town Hall in 1965 and in 1971 it was declared a provincial historic site. A Provincial plaque at the side of the building makes this declaration tangible and also gives a brief history of the Town Hall.
