Mayo Memorial Hall

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Mayo Memorial Hall
Mayo Memorial Hall.jpg
Mayo Memorial Hall.jpg
General information
LocationPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates25°27′37″N 81°50′37″E / 25.4601607°N 81.8434835°E / 25.4601607; 81.8434835Coordinates: 25°27′37″N 81°50′37″E / 25.4601607°N 81.8434835°E / 25.4601607; 81.8434835
Completed1879
Governing bodyLocal
Design and construction
ArchitectRichard Roskell Bayne

Mayo Memorial and Town Hall[1] (commonly Mayo Hall[2]) is a large meeting hall in Prayagraj, situated near the Thornhill Mayne Memorial, having a 180 feet high tower . The interior of this memorial hall was ornamented with designs by Professor Gamble of the South Kensington Museum, London. Mayo Memorial Hall was designed by Richard Roskell Bayne and was completed in 1879.[3] The hall was meant for public meetings, balls and receptions in commemoration of the assassinated Viceroy Mayo.[4]

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  1. Khandekar, G. H. (1894). The Indian Companion: Being a Manual of Universal Statistics of All the Provinces in and the Countries Adjacent to India. Law Printing Press. p. 922. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. Renford, Raymond K. (1987). The non-official British in India to 1920. Oxford University Press. p. 226. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Prayagraj". Indian Mirror. Retrieved 13August 2018. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)