Historic houses · Northern Ireland
Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall
In or near Helen's Bay.
Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Albert Bridge — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Carrickfergus · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Carrickfergus Town Hall is a municipal structure in Joymount in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Carrickfergus Borough Council, is a Grade B+ listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The site selected for the town hall had previously been occupied by a Franciscan friary, which was established in 1248 but disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1540s. The site was then occupied by a manor house known as Joymount, which was commissioned by the then Lord Deputy of Ireland, Lord Chichester, in 1618. decided to procure a new courthouse for the county and the old manor house was demolished in 1768 to make way for the new building. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with seven bays facing onto the street; the central section of three bays, which slightly projected forward, featured a doorway flanked by Doric order columns supporting an…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7158, -5.8053
- District
- Mid and East Antrim
- Postcode
- BT38 7DL
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Antrim
- Established
- 1779
- Nearest railway station
- Carrickfergus — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17860570 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carrickfergus Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall?
- Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT38 7DL).
- What is Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall?
- Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Carrickfergus, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT38 7DL.
- When was Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1779.
- How do I get to Carrickfergus Borough Council Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Carrickfergus, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT38 7DL.