Gardens · Yorkshire & the Humber
Central Offices, Barnsley
In or near Lundwood.
Central Offices, Barnsley — a garden in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Bobby Clegg — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Barnsley Interchange · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Central Offices, Barnsley is a garden of interest in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
Official information
Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre showcases the history and stories of Barnsley through various exhibits and collections. Visitors can explore the museum's archives and participate in community-focused events and activities.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dearne Valley Wetlands SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Central Offices was a municipal facility at Kendray Street in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. As County Hall, it was the headquarters of South Yorkshire County Council.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building, which was designed in the brutalist style, was built with a reinforced concrete frame for Norwich Union on a vacant site just south of the old outdoor markets in the 1960s. The building was built in two phases: phase 1 was completed by 1973 and phase 2 by 1974. The design for the seven-storey building involved continuous bands of glazing with exposed concrete beams above and below: it was leased by South Yorkshire County Council from its formation in 1974 and was subsequently known as County Hall. During the Cold War era, South Yorkshire County Council declared itself "a nuclear-free zone", although in practice any emergency planning for a nuclear attack would have been linked…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.5533, -1.4792
- District
- Barnsley
- Parish
- Barnsley, unparished area
- Postcode
- S70 2JJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barnsley North
- Phone
- 01226 772500
- Established
- 1973
- Nearest railway station
- Barnsley Interchange — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm; Saturday 10am-3.30pm; closed Sunday and Monday
- Official site
- www.experience-barnsley.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q85751233 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Central Offices, Barnsley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Central Offices, Barnsley?
- Central Offices, Barnsley is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode S70 2JJ), in the parish of Barnsley, unparished area.
- What is Central Offices, Barnsley?
- Central Offices, Barnsley — a garden in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Central Offices, Barnsley?
- The nearest railway station is Barnsley Interchange, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode S70 2JJ.
- When was Central Offices, Barnsley built?
- Built or established in 1973.
- Is Central Offices, Barnsley a protected site?
- Yes — Central Offices, Barnsley is part of the Dearne Valley Wetlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Central Offices, Barnsley?
- The nearest railway station is Barnsley Interchange, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S70 2JJ.