Historic houses · North East England
Municipal Buildings
Municipal Buildings in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Municipal Buildings is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
South Shields Town Hall is a Grade II listed building on Westoe Road in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It serves as the headquarters of South Tyneside Council.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The first town hall in South Shields was commissioned as a manorial courthouse by the Dean and Chapter of Durham in the Market Place in 1768. The design included arcading on the ground floor to allow markets to be held, steps leading to a door on the first floor on the north side and Venetian windows on the first floor on the other sides. the new civil leaders at South Shields Corporation acquired the building for use as a town hall in 1855. it was the only building in the Market Place to survive the Blitz during the Second World War and it was fully refurbished in 1977.}}
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9949, -1.4293
- District
- South Tyneside
- Parish
- South Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE33 2RL
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shields
- Established
- 1910
- Official site
- southshieldsmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26525861 (CC0)
- wikipedia: South Shields Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Municipal Buildings?
- Municipal Buildings is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE33 2RL), in the parish of South Tyneside, unparished area.
- When was Municipal Buildings built?
- Built or established in 1910.
- Who owns Municipal Buildings?
- Municipal Buildings is owned by | designation1 =Grade II Listed Building.
- How do I get to Municipal Buildings?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE33 2RL. It sits within the South Shields parliamentary constituency.