Gardens · South East England
County Hall, Trowbridge
County Hall, Trowbridge — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Roger Templeman — 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)
About
County Hall, Trowbridge 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 building in Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, completed in 1940. It is the headquarters of Wiltshire Council.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In the 19th century the judicial functions of the county were discharged at Devizes Assize Court in the Summer and at Salisbury Assize Court in the Lent. Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, there was a need to find a meeting place for Wiltshire County Council, and the Victoria County History infers that Trowbridge was chosen by virtue of its railway connections. in The Parade, Trowbridge in 1896; subsequent extensions included a block of offices on land behind the building, completed in 1900, and a block of offices adjacent to the building completed in 1913. After deciding that the facilities at Arlington House…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3169, -2.2104
- Address
- Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JQ
- Established
- 1940
Sources
- wikidata: Q76435984 (CC0)
- wikipedia: County Hall, Trowbridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Hall, Trowbridge?
- County Hall, Trowbridge is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.3169°, -2.2104°.
- When was County Hall, Trowbridge built?
- County Hall, Trowbridge dates to 1940.