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For more than 160 years, the clock tower atop Cobourg’s historic Victoria Hall has dominated the downtown landscape. The Ontario Heritage Trust describes the three-storey town hall — designated a National Historic Site in 1959 — as a classic example of Palladian-influenced style. “Victoria Hall is distinguished by a multi-bay façade, including 34 pilasters and 96 windows, and is notable for its prominent frontispiece comprising a substantial pedimented portico with Corinthian columns enclosing a speaker’s balcony,” a description reads on the Trust website. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW “The roofline is dominated by an octagonal belfry and clock tower that rises up above the Cobourg skyline.” In recent weeks, visitors will have noticed much of that belfry and tower surrounded by scaffolding. It’s part of a restoration project — including painting and general maintenance — that is required every 10 to 15 years to preserve the tower. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Heading into the 2026 budget season, council set aside $300,000 on the capital side of the budget for masonry woodwork and plaster restoration on the clock tower. The support cradle for the historic tower bell is also being replaced due to its condition. As a result, the Victoria Hall bell and clock mechanisms have been out of service during this time. The Victoria Hall Maintenance Trust group is helping to fund the repairs to the bell cradle. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The municipal building was opened Sept. 7, 1860, by the Prince of Wales, naming it for his mother, Queen Victoria. Over the years the hall has housed several functions, including a courtroom, judge’s chambers, a concert hall, municipal and county administrative offices, council chambers, law offices and Masonic lodge rooms. Today's Headlines Newsletter Get our free morning newsletter. Top local headlines delivered to your inbox every morning. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. This newsletter is only available for subscribers. If you are already a subscriber, please login now. If you want to become subscriber, please click here Your gift purchase was successful!Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. You will also start receiving our free morning newsletter soon.