Young’s town hall and memorial tower to shine again after years of neglect

Young’s town hall and memorial tower to shine again after years of neglect

Young’s civic centrepiece has always been the town hall, which started life in the 1870s as a Mechanics’ Institute. Photo: Edwina Mason. Rising above the pastel-grey-and-pink Young Town Hall like a decorative flourish on a grand cake, the Soldiers’ Memorial Tower and Clock has stood as the town’s iconic civic centrepiece for more than a century. Yet in recent years, its neglected state has become a source of embarrassment. First, the clock fell …