County Hall, Hertford
The County Hall is a municipal building complex in Hertford, Hertfordshire, that is the seat of Hertfordshire County Council. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
| County Hall, Hertford | |
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| Location | Hertford, Hertfordshire |
| Coordinates | 51.7908°N 0.0813°W |
| Built | 1939 |
| Architect | James and Bywaters and Rowland Pierce |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 9 September 1996 |
| Reference no. | 1268807 |
  Location of County Hall, Hertford in Hertfordshire | |
History
The original Shire Hall for Hertfordshire was located in Fore Street in Hertford. County Hall, which was designed by James and Bywaters and Rowland Pierce in the municipal style of the period and inspired by neoclassicism, was built between 1935 and 1939.[1] The Hertfordshire Local Defence Volunteers was formed at County Hall just one year later.[2] The Hertfordshire Film Archive was established at County Hall in 1978.[3]
References
- Historic England. "County Hall Including Terraces and Fountain, Hertford (1268807)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- Robinson 1978, p. 130.
- Foster and Sheppard 2000, p. 249
Sources
- Foster, Janet; Sheppard, Julia (2000) British Archives: A Guide to Archive Resources in the UK, AIAA, ISBN 978-0333735367
- Robinson, Gwennah. (1978) Barracuda Guide to County History, Vol III: Hertfordshire. Chesham: Barracuda Books. ISBN 0-86023-030-9.
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