Shire Hall, Hertford
- Not to be confused with County Hall, Hertford
| Shire Hall | |
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Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|
 The Shire Hall, Hertford | |
| Type: | Shire hall |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL32671260 |
| Location: | 51°47’47"N, 0°4’39"W |
| Town: | Hertford |
| History | |
| Built 1768-1769 | |
| For: | The Justices of Hertfordshire by James Adam |
| Shire hall | |
| Georgian | |
| Information | |
The Shire Hall in Hertford was designed to provide assembly rooms, courts and the chamber for the Hertfordshire justices' meetings.[1] It also housed the town's corn exchange until the mid-nineteenth century.[2]
The building was proposed as a joint project by Robert Adam and James Adam, but James took charge of the commission and the design is credited to him.[3] Adam built the new Shire Hall in 1768–9. Since then, the building was expanded several times.
In 1935-1939, Hertfordshire County Council had a new 'County Hall' built for itself elsewhere in the town; a larger and more modern and commodious complex outside the town centre.[4]
Conservation and current use
The Shire Hall is a Grade-I listed building.[3][5]
The interior was refurbished in 1988-90.
Today, Shire Hall is currently used as a family magistrates' court.[6]
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References
- ↑ R. Lydekker (13 December 2012). Hertfordshire. Cambridge University Press. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-1-107-66950-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=aja2lQ2_qhwC&pg=PA139.
- ↑ Anne Rowe; Tom Williamson (1 June 2013). Hertfordshire: A Landscape History. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. pp. 407–8. ISBN 978-1-909291-02-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=rBleCUlsT_oC&pg=PT407.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shire Hall, Hertford - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ County Hall, Hertford - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, 1953; 1977 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09611-8
- ↑ "What now for Shire Hall in Hertford?". http://wardtimes.info/hertfordshire/east-herts/hertford/news/what-now-shire-hall-hertford. Retrieved 3 November 2016.