 After seven years of fundraising for the project, William Burges, another famous Victorian architect, funded almost entirely by the Council, began work on the restoration project.Burges's admiration of the original mediaeval style can be seen in such parts of his renovation as grotesque animals and in the coats of arms incorporated into his new designs.Burges designed the Council Chamber at the end of the hall added in 1867 and in 1881 began work on a town meeting and concert hall.