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The Guildhall is situated on St Peter's Hill in Grantham and was built in 1866.  Once the home of Civic power in Grantham it is now the home of the Guildhall Arts Centre but still retains some of its former political trappings as it still houses the Mayor's Parlour inside the main entrance to the building.  In front of the Guildhall is a statue to Sir Isaac Newton, Grantham's most famous son, who was born in Colsterworth and who went to school in the town at the King's School. HISTORY The Guildhall and jail on St Peter’s Hill in Grantham was commissioned in 1866 by Mayor Thomas Winter after criminal Jesse Dale, who was serving 15 years for stealing, twice walked out of the town’s original jail in 1864. The new Guildhall was also home to the four-sided clock which was the first time many of the town’s residents would have had the luxury of telling the time with any accuracy.  It was this fact that coined the local phrase ‘under the clock’ meaning, ‘to appear in...

Grantham's famous son Sir Isaac Newton was actually born on Christmas Day in 1642  in the village of Woolsthorpe, 6 miles south of  Grantham. He studied at the King's School in the town and the original school building still forms part of the King's Grammar School.   The statue, by William Theed, was erected in 1858 on St Peter's Hill green in front of the Guildhall, which now houses the theatre and arts centre. This image taken on the 23rd January was used to illustrate a story run on the Grantham Matters website about the fact the Guildhall clock tends to stop in cold weather - this picture was taken at 3:30pm and the clock has stopped at 7:35am.  The clock was duly repaired the following day. For more information on Sir Isaac Newton CLICK HERE Image taken on a Fujifilm Finepix X100 and 19mm f2 lens (WCL-X100 converter fitted) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...