List of city and town halls in the United Kingdom
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England
- Barnsley Town HallBarnsley Town HallBarnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. The Borough's local government was last reorganised in 1986 when the South Yorkshire County Council was abolished...
- Barrow-in-Furness Town HallBarrow-in-Furness Town HallBarrow-in-Furness Town Hall is a Victorian-era, neo-gothic municipal building in Barrow-in-Furness, England. The building serves as the base of Barrow Borough Council and houses a number of local government departments. The building was constructed in a four year period entirely from local sandstone...
- Birmingham Town HallBirmingham Town HallBirmingham Town Hall is a Grade I listed concert and meeting venue in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. It was created as a home for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival established in 1784, the purpose of which was to raise funds for the General Hospital, after St Philip's Church became...
- Birmingham Council HouseCouncil House, BirminghamBirmingham City Council House in Birmingham, England is the home of Birmingham City Council. It provides office accommodation for both employed council officers, including the Chief Executive, and elected council members, plus the council chamber, Lord Mayor's Suite, committee rooms and a large and...
- Bradford City HallBradford City HallBradford City Hall is a Grade I listed, 19th century town hall in Centenary Square, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and is notable for its landmark bell/clock tower.- As town hall :The building was designed by Lockwood and Mawson, and opened in 1873....
- Bristol Council HouseCouncil House, BristolThe Council House has been the seat of local government in Bristol, England since 1956. It is situated on College Green, opposite the Cathedral and at the foot of Park Street in Bristol city centre . Throughout its history it has been home to Bristol city council.It was designed in the 1930s but...
- Dewsbury Town HallDewsbury Town HallDewsbury Town Hall is Victorian Town Hall stands in front of the old marketplace in the centre of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.This grade II listed building is full of original stained glass windows, wood panelling, columns and ornate ceilings...
- Cambridge GuildhallCambridge GuildhallCambridge Guildhall is a listed building designed in 1939 by Charles Cowles-Voysey in the centre of the historic city of Cambridge, England. It includes two halls, The Large Hall and The Small Hall, and is used for many disparate events such as comedy acts, conferences, craft fairs, live music,...
- Chester Town HallChester Town HallChester Town Hall is in Northgate Street in the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.-History:...
- Exeter GuildhallExeter GuildhallExeter Guildhall in High Street, Exeter, Devon, England has been the centre of civic government for the city for at least 600 years. Much of the fabric of the building is medieval, though the elaborate frontage was added in the 1590s and the interior was extensively restored in the 19th century...
- Halifax Town HallHalifax Town HallHalifax Town Hall is a grade II listed, 19th century town hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is notable for its design and interiors by Charles Barry and his son, Edward Middleton Barry, and for its sculptures by John Thomas.-History:]...
- Huddersfield Town Hall
- Hove Town Hall
- Leeds Civic HallLeeds Civic HallLeeds Civic Hall is a civic building housing Leeds City Council, located in Millennium Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The design was the result of a competition held in 1926, which was won by Vincent Harris...
- Leeds Town HallLeeds Town HallLeeds Town Hall was built between 1853 and 1858 on Park Lane , Leeds, West Yorkshire, England to a design by architect Cuthbert Brodrick.-Background:...
- Leicester GuildhallLeicester GuildhallThe Guildhall in Leicester is a Grade I listed timber framed building, with the earliest part dating from c1390. The Guildhall once acted as the town hall for the city until the current one was commissioned in 1876....
- Leicester Town HallLeicester Town HallLeicester Town Hall in the City centre of Leicester, England.Built between 1874 and 1876 in the Queen Anne Style by Francis Hames, it was built on the former cattle market. Before it was built the Guildhall acted as the town hall....
- Liverpool Town HallLiverpool Town HallLiverpool Town Hall stands in High Street at its junction with Dale Street, Castle Street, and Water Street in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, described in the National Heritage List for England as "one of the finest...
- London GuildhallGuildhall, LondonThe Guildhall is a building in the City of London, off Gresham and Basinghall streets, in the wards of Bassishaw and Cheap. It has been used as a town hall for several hundred years, and is still the ceremonial and administrative centre of the City of London and its Corporation...
- Luton Town HallLuton Town HallLuton Town Hall is situated at the junction between Manchester Street, Upper George Street and George Street, Luton, England; the current building was completed in 1936 on the site of the older Town Hall which was burnt down 19 July 1919, following the Peace Day Riots.-First town hall:...
- Manchester Town HallManchester Town HallManchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. The building functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments....
- Morley Town HallMorley Town HallMorley Town Hall is a grand building, with a clock tower located in Morley, West Yorkshire, England. The hall's main steps have a colonnade with a Roman frieze on the pediment. Morley Town Hall is situated on Queen Street in the centre of Morley. It bears a strong resemblance to Bolton Town Hall,...
- Newcastle Civic CentreNewcastle Civic CentreNewcastle Civic Centre is a civic centre located in the Haymarket area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the main administrative and ceremonial centre for Newcastle City Council. Designed by the city architect, George Kenyon, the building was completed in 1967 and was formally opened by HM...
- Newport Guildhall
- Norwich City HallCity Hall, NorwichNorwich City Hall is an Art Deco building completed in 1938 which houses the city hall for the city of Norwich, East Anglia, in Eastern England. It is one of the Norwich 12, a collection of twelve heritage buildings in Norwich deemed of particular historical and cultural importance.Norwich City...
- North Norfolk District Council HeadquartersNorth Norfolk District Council HeadquartersNorth Norfolk District Council Headquarters is located in Holt road in a prominent position south of the town of Cromer in the English county of Norfolk. It was built between 1988 and 1990. The nearest railway station is at Cromer for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich...
- Northampton GuildhallNorthampton GuildhallNorthampton Guildhall is a building which stands on St Giles' Square in Northampton, England.-Original building:It was built to the design of Edward William Godwin begun when he was only 28 between 1861 and 1864 in neo-gothic style. As well as housing Northampton Borough Council, it is also used...
- Nottingham Council HouseNottingham Council HouseNottingham Council House is the city hall of Nottingham, England. The iconic high dome that rises above the city is the centrepiece of the skyline and presides magnificently over the Old Market Square....
- Oxford Town HallOxford Town HallThe Oxford Town Hall is located on St Aldate's in the centre of Oxford, England. The site was previously occupied by Oxford Guildhall. It is a meeting place for local government in the city and also houses the Museum of Oxford. In addition, it can be hired for events...
- Reading Town HallReading Town HallReading Town Hall is the town hall for the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. The town hall was built in several phases between 1786 and 1897, although the principal facade was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1875...
- Reading Civic CentreReading Civic CentreReading Civic Centre is a civic centre in the town of Reading, itself in the English county of Berkshire. The centre dates from the mid-1970s.The civic centre comprises four adjacent and interlinked buildings:...
- Runcorn Town HallRuncorn Town HallRuncorn Town Hall is in Heath Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. It was originally built as Halton Grange, a mansion for Thomas Johnson, a local industrialist...
- Sheffield Town HallSheffield Town HallSheffield Town Hall is a building in the City of Sheffield, England. The building is used by Sheffield City Council, and also contains a publicly displayed collection of silverware. The current building, Sheffield's fourth town hall, is located on Pinstone Street. It was designed by the...
- Stockport Town HallStockport town hallStockport Town Hall is a building in Stockport, England, that houses government and administrative functions. It was designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, and opened by the then Prince and Princess of Wales in July 1908...
- Sutton Coldfield Town HallSutton Coldfield Town HallSutton Coldfield Town Hall is a former hotel and council building in Sutton Coldfield, England. The building is a Grade A locally listed building....
- Totnes GuildhallTotnes GuildhallTotnes Guildhall is a 16th century Tudor historic guildhall, magistrate's court, and prison, in the town of Totnes, south Devon, in southwest England.- History :...
- Warrington Town HallWarrington Town HallWarrington Town Hall is in the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It consists of a house, originally called Bank Hall, flanked by two detached service wings at right angles to the house, one on each side. The house and the service wings have each been designated by English Heritage as...
- West Bromwich Town HallWest Bromwich Town HallWest Bromwich Town Hall is a Grade II listed town hall in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. It is part of the Walk West Bromwich Heritage Trail....
- Wetherby Town HallWetherby Town HallWetherby Town Hall is a Grade II listed community building in Wetherby, West Yorkshire. The town hall however no longer plays a major civic function since the building of the Wetherby Rural District Council offices, now operated by Leeds City Council.-History:The current building was built in...
- Windsor Guildhall
Scotland
- Dunfermline City ChambersDunfermline City ChambersDunfermline City Chambers is a building historically designed to be the centre of local government in Dunfermline, Fife. In more recent times most of these functions have been devolved to other locations, but [as of 2008] the impressive edifice still houses the Council Chambers, the Burgh Court and...
- Glasgow City ChambersGlasgow City ChambersThe City Chambers in Glasgow, Scotland has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of civic government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square...
- Kirkcaldy Town HouseKirkcaldy Town HouseKirkcaldy Town House is a Scandinavian influenced town hall located in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The current town house was begun in 1937, from a competition-winning design by architects David Carr and William Howard of Edinburgh. Only the foundations had been put in place before construction was...
- Pollokshields Burgh HallPollokshields Burgh HallThe Pollokshields Burgh Hall stands at the edge of Maxwell Park, Glasgow, Scotland. Designed by Henry Edward Clifford and constructed in 17th-century Scottish Renaissance style, this was opened in 1890 by Sir John Stirling Maxwell as a Masonic Meeting Place and for the use of the community but...
- Stornoway Town HallStornoway Town HallStornoway Town Hall is a former town hall in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.The first town hall on this site was completed in 1905 but was burnt down in 1918...
Wales
- Cardiff City HallCity Hall, CardiffCity Hall is a civic building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales. Built of Portland stone, it became the fifth building to serve as Cardiff's centre of local government when it opened in October 1906. The competition to design a town hall and adjacent law courts for Cardiff was won in 1897 by the firm...
- Newport Civic CentreNewport Civic CentreNewport Civic Centre is the seat of government for the city of Newport, South Wales and is a Grade II* Listed building in the Art Deco style. Newport City Council has its main offices located in the building which also includes Magistrates' Courts and a Crown Court complex...
- Newport Shire HallShire Hall, NewportThe Shire Hall is a building in Newport, Wales which served as the County Hall for Monmouthshire until the Monmouth County Council was wound up in 1974. It continued to be used as local government headquarters until 1978 and has subsequently been converted into offices...
- Swansea Guildhall