County Hall, Taunton
From Wikishire
| County Hall | |
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Somerset | |
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 The frontage of County Hall | |
| Type: | County hall |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST22452435 |
| Location: | 51°-0’48"N, 3°6’24"W |
| Town: | Taunton |
| History | |
| County hall | |
| Municipal neo-Georgian | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Somerset CC |
County Hall in Taunton, Somerset is the seat of Somerset County Council (a body named after the county though not covering the same area). It is a large complex in the municipal neo-Georgian style designed by E. Vincent Harris and listed at Grade II.[1]
The building was constructed in 1935 from English bond buff-coloured and pink bricks with the dressings in Portland stone. The plan of the three-storey building has two wings at 45 degree to the central entrance block with an arch over the door and a coat of arms on the tympanum.[2]
In 2014 plans were announced for Taunton Deane Council to share the County Hall.[3]
References
- ↑ 'A' Block County Hall and Entrance Forecourt and Pavements, Taunton - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ National Heritage List 1246219: 'A' Block County Hall and Entrance Forecourt and Pavements
- ↑ Blacklock, Daisy (20 August 2014). "Green light for Taunton Deane Council move to County Hall". County Gazette. http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/11421341.Green_light_for_Taunton_Deane_Council_move_to_County_Hall/. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
