Newcastle Town Hall

The Town Hall was a local government building located in St Nicholas Square, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Newcastle Town Hall
The Town Hall (on the left of the picture)
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne
Coordinates54.97052°N 1.61221°W / 54.97052; -1.61221
Built1863
Demolished1973
ArchitectJohn Johnstone
Architectural style(s)Italian Neoclassical style
Shown in Tyne and Wear

History

The building, which was designed by John Johnstone in the Italian Neoclassical style as the meeting place of Newcastle Town Council, was built in St Nicholas Square (between the Bigg Market and the Cloth Market) between 1858 and 1863.[1] The Council had previously held its meetings in the Guildhall.[2] By the middle of the 20th century the Town Hall had deteriorated to such an extent that the Council was forced to relocate to Newcastle Civic Centre at Barras Bridge in 1968.[3] The Town Hall was accustomed to hosting a "Winter Zoo" in the 1960s[4] before being demolished in 1973.[5] The site is now occupied by a modern office building known as No. 1 Cathedral Square.[6]

References
  1. "Town Hall & Corn Market, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England". Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal. 1 October 1858. p. 331.
  2. Ford, Coreena (3 February 2016). "Café at Newcastle's Guildhall could be on the horizon as leisure entrepreneur makes plans". The Chronicle. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. Keiran Southern (2015-07-15). "Newcastle Civic Centre: A history of one of the city's most recognised buildings". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. Morton, David (18 February 2015). "The winter zoo which was housed in Newcastle's Bigg Market in the mid-1960s". Trinity Mirror North East. Chronicle. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. "Remember When: Newcastle's Bigg Market - then and now". The Chronicle. 22 May 2014.
  6. "Department for Work & Pensions". The Chronicle. 24 March 2018.
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