Gardens · West Midlands
County Hall, Coventry
In or near Coventry.
County Hall, Coventry — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Michael Dibb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Coventry · 0.9 km
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
County Hall, Coventry is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, 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 historic former courthouse in Cuckoo Lane in Coventry's Cathedral Quarter. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The archaeologist, John Russell, has suggested that the site might have previously been occupied by a medieval guildhall, which would have operated independently of St Mary's Guildhall. The current building was designed by Samuel Eglinton in the neo-classical style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1783. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto Cuckoo Lane. The ground floor was rusticated, while the first floor was fenestrated with sash windows with architraves and cornices. The central section of three bays, which was slightly projected forward, featured a tetrastyle portico on the first floor. The portico was formed by Doric order columns…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4080, -1.5086
- District
- Coventry
- Parish
- Coventry, unparished area
- Postcode
- CV1 5RF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Coventry South
- Established
- 1783
- Nearest railway station
- Coventry — 0.9 km
- Opening
- Mo 11:30-21:00; Tu-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-24:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Sources
- wikidata: Q5177687 (CC0)
- wikipedia: County Hall, Coventry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Hall, Coventry?
- County Hall, Coventry is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV1 5RF), in the parish of Coventry, unparished area.
- What is County Hall, Coventry?
- County Hall, Coventry — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to County Hall, Coventry?
- The nearest railway station is Coventry, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode CV1 5RF.
- When was County Hall, Coventry built?
- Built or established in 1783.
- Who owns County Hall, Coventry?
- County Hall, Coventry is owned by | designation1 =Grade II* Listed Building.
- How do I get to County Hall, Coventry?
- The nearest railway station is Coventry, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CV1 5RF.