Theatres · West Midlands
Borough Hall
Borough Hall — Grade II listed building-listed theatre in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Borough Hall is a Grade II listed building-listed theatre in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1195382). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Borough Hall is a municipal building in Eastgate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, England. The borough hall, which formed the headquarters of Stafford Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Borough Hall is a municipal building in Eastgate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, England. The borough hall, which formed the headquarters of Stafford Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Until the middle of the 19th century, civic meetings were generally held in the Shire Hall. In 1853 a Guildhall was built on the west side of Market Square which included a council chamber and offices for the borough council as well as a police station. However, by the 1870s the council had outgrown the office space at the guildhall and there was also a need for a large assembly hall. The local board of health decided to procure a dedicated borough hall for the municipal borough of Stafford: the site they selected had previously been occupied by an 18th century warehouse and associated access known as Mathew's Yard. The building was designed by Henry Ward of Stafford in the Gothic style,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.8072, -2.1157
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Stafford
- Parish
- Stafford, unparished area
- Postcode
- ST16 2LT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stafford
- Established
- 1877
- Official site
- www.staffordgatehousetheatre.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26489967 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Borough Hall, Stafford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Borough Hall?
- Borough Hall is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode ST16 2LT), in the parish of Stafford, unparished area.
- When was Borough Hall built?
- Built or established in 1877.
- Is Borough Hall a listed building?
- Borough Hall is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Borough Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ST16 2LT. It sits within the Stafford parliamentary constituency.