Victoria Hall, Glossop

Victoria Hall was donated to Glossop by Herbert Rhodes and Edward Partington and was intended to provide a free library, museum, art school and a venue for educational public lectures.

The Hall is held in trust for charitable purposes by the Council. This means that although the Council owns the land, it must act in the best interests of the charity and use the hall in accordance with the principal intentions of the trust, these being to use the building as a library and public hall for the benefit of the public.

For many years the ground floor was used by Derbyshire County Council as a public library with the basement being used by a youth group and the upper floor as a public hall used by a number of community groups. The upper floor and the basement were closed several years ago and, in 2018, Derbyshire County Council decided to relocate the library leaving the building virtually empty and the Borough Council looking for new uses.

Since the library was removed, the Friends of Victoria Hall have repurposed the ground floor as an arts and community centre. They have plans to re-open the upper floor and take on a long-term lease for the building.

To support the current and future uses of the Hall, the Council is proposing to amend the objects in the Trust Deed to remove those that no longer support the contemporary used on the building.

The revised wording has been drafted by the Council, the Charity Commission, the Friends and Glossop Heritage Trust.

You can view the proposed amendments to the charitable objects in the document below. If you would like to comment on the proposed changes, please email consultation@highpeak.gov.uk by Monday 16 February.

Public Notice - Proposed amendments to Charitable Objects (PDF, 309 KB)

An extract of the Conveyance detailing the trust (PDF, 15 KB) (opens new window)

History of Victoria Hall - Joseph Dempsey Doyle 1954 (PDF, 57 KB) (opens new window)