County Hall, Chester
County Hall is a municipal building in Chester, Cheshire.
| County Hall, Chester | |
|---|---|
 County Hall | |
  County Hall Location within Cheshire | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Georgian style |
| Address | Chester, Cheshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53.1857°N 2.8912°W |
| Completed | 1957 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | E. Mainwaring Parkes |
History
Originally Cheshire County Council held their meetings at the Crewe Arms Hotel in Crewe.[1] A purpose-built County Council headquarters, which was designed by E. Mainwaring Parkes, the County Architect, in the Neo-Georgian style, was built on a site immediately to the south east of the old Shire Hall[2] and opened by the Queen in July 1957.[3] Following the dissolution of the County Council in March 2009, County Hall was sold to the University of Chester.[4] It now forms the University's Riverside Campus and accommodates its Faculties of Health and Social Care and Education and Children's Services.[5]
References
- "County Council Archives". National Archives. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (1978). Cheshire. Penguin Books. p. 158. ISBN 978-0140710427.
- "The Queen in Chester in the 1950s or 1960s". Cheshire Live. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Chester West & Chester Council to sell County Hall to University of Chester and move into HQ building". Cheshire Live. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "University opens former County Hall to public". University of Leicester. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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