Shire Hall, Durham
| Shire Hall | |
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County Durham | |
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| Type: | Shire hall |
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°46’30"N, 1°34’13"W |
| City: | Durham |
| History | |
| Built 1898 | |
| By: | H. Barnes and F. E. Coates |
| Shire hall | |
| Baroque | |
| Information | |
The Old Shire Hall is a former municipal building in Elvet, Durham. It is a Grade-II listed building.[1]
History
Following the creation of Durham County Council, it became necessary to find a meeting place.[2] The building, which was designed by H. Barnes and F. E. Coates in the Baroque style, was completed in 1898.[1] After the County Council moved to County Hall at Aykley Heads in 1963,[3] the Shire Hall served as the administrative headquarters of Durham University until September 2012 when the University moved to the Mountjoy site, in the Palatine Centre on Stockton Road.[4] The Shire Hall then stood vacant until it was converted for hotel use as the Hotel Indigo in 2018.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1310562: Old Shire Hall (University Office), Old Elvet
- ↑ "Local Government Act 1888". Legislation.gov.uk. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/51-52/41/enacted. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ↑ "Durham County Hall proposed for listed building protection". Northern Echo. 8 August 2009. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4536266.durham-county-hall-proposed-for-listed-building-protection/. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "Former university HQ 'to become hotel within months'". The Northern Echo. 22 November 2012. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10065509.Former_Durham_University_HQ__to_become_hotel_within_months_/. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Historic building in Durham turned into luxury hotel". Chronicle Live. 21 March 2018. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/historic-building-durham-turned-luxury-14440551. Retrieved 20 September 2019.