Gardens · South East England
County Hall, Chichester
County Hall, Chichester — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
County Hall, Chichester is a garden of interest in england-south-east, 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
County Hall is a municipal facility at West Street in Chichester, West Sussex. It is the headquarters of West Sussex County Council.
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Background
History
Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, West Sussex County Council initially met at the Council House, Chichester. From 1890 until 1916 meetings were held alternately at the Horsham Town Hall and the Council House in Chichester, with the council's main offices also being divided between Chichester and Horsham. The county council decided to find a location where it could consolidate its offices and meeting place. In 1916 it bought a large seventeenth century house with extensive grounds called Wren House (since renamed Edes House) in West Street in Chichester. Wren House was purchased with the intention of later…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8377, -0.7828
- Address
- West Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19{{nbsp}}1RQ
- Established
- 1933
Sources
- wikidata: Q85754315 (CC0)
- wikipedia: County Hall, Chichester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Hall, Chichester?
- County Hall, Chichester is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.8377°, -0.7828°.
- When was County Hall, Chichester built?
- County Hall, Chichester dates to 1933.