Coronation Hall and Town Hall, Foxton

But like so many Foxton buildings it succumbed to fire. Its turn came in 1926 and the present Town Hall Building replaced it.

Both halls had various uses - picture theatre (from 1911), skating rink, ball venue, show venue and live theatre.

In 1922 the Town Hall became the home of Peter Edwards radio and sound museum collection and now houses the Audio Visual Museum of New Zealand.

The flat roof extension to the left of the Hall was originally the Supper Room. It was however used for more than serving supper. Meetings were often held there and in times of space shortage at the school, classes moved in. Today it is the home of the Foxton Rotarty Club.

Town Hall built 1926:

In 1980s:

The citizens were also able to see movies, from 1913, and skate in the Royal Theatre of W Hamer which stood on the site of the Memorial Hall. Many other halls were part of Foxton's life. The earliest were the Anthenaenum in Main Street, a privately owned building in Hall Street, Good Templars, Masonic hall and Park Street Hall (now Lions).

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