Historic houses · North East England
Town Hall, Ancillary Buildings And Former Police Station To Rear
Town Hall, Ancillary Buildings And Former Police Station To Rear in England North East, United Kingdom.
DS Pugh — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town Hall, Ancillary Buildings And Former Police Station To Rear 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
The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in West Street, Gateshead, England. It 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
The first town hall in Gateshead was in Bush Yard. The council subsequently established itself in a building in Greenesfield in 1844. The foundation stone for the current building was laid in 1868: a stand collapsed during the ceremony killing a member of the public. The current building was designed in the Italianate style by John Johnstone who had also designed Newcastle Town Hall. Construction work on the Gateshead building was delayed after preparatory work penetrated a coal seam leading to the collapse of nearby properties and the building was eventually completed in 1870. The old town hall also served as a magistrates' court and a police station. was presented to Gateshead by the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9644, -1.6037
- District
- Gateshead
- Parish
- Gateshead, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE8 1HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Established
- 1870
- Official site
- www.gateshead.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26567228 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Old Town Hall, Gateshead (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town Hall, Ancillary Buildings And Former Police Station To Rear?
- Town Hall, Ancillary Buildings And Former Police Station To Rear is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE8 1HE), in the parish of Gateshead, unparished area.
- When was Town Hall, Ancillary Buildings And Former Police Station To Rear built?
- Built or established in 1870.
- Who owns Town Hall, Ancillary Buildings And Former Police Station To Rear?
- Town Hall, Ancillary Buildings And Former Police Station To Rear is owned by | website =.
- How do I get to Town Hall, Ancillary Buildings And Former Police Station To Rear?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE8 1HE. It sits within the Gateshead Central and Whickham parliamentary constituency.