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Newcastle Civic Centre
Newcastle Civic Centre in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Newcastle Civic Centre 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
Newcastle Civic Centre is a municipal building in the Haymarket area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Designed by George Kenyon, the centre was built for Newcastle City Council in 1967 and formally opened by King Olav V of Norway on 14 November 1968. It is a Grade II* listed building and is the joint eighth-tallest building in the city, standing at 200 feet (61 m).
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Background
History
The civic centre was commissioned to replace a Victorian Town Hall which stood in St Nicholas Square (between the Bigg Market and the Cloth Market). Plans to build a new city hall on the site at Barras Bridge had been proposed prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, to the point of holding an architectural competition, although these were halted by the war; and due to post-war restrictions on capital expenditure, it was not until August 1956 that authorisation to begin construction was granted. During the interim period, the demolition of houses and a former Eye Hospital on the intended site was implemented. commenced on the building in May 1960, and the foundation stone was laid by…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9790, -1.6109
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 7RD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Established
- 1967
- Official site
- www.farrellcentre.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7017388 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newcastle Civic Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newcastle Civic Centre?
- Newcastle Civic Centre is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 7RD), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was Newcastle Civic Centre built?
- Built or established in 1967.
- Who owns Newcastle Civic Centre?
- Newcastle Civic Centre is owned by Newcastle City Council.
- How do I get to Newcastle Civic Centre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 7RD. It sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West parliamentary constituency.