Gardens · West Midlands
County Hall, Worcester
In or near Worcester.
County Hall, Worcester — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Trevor Rickard — 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
- Worcester Shrub Hill · 2.0 km
- Dog-friendly
About
County Hall, Worcester 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 municipal facility at Spetchley Road in Worcester, Worcestershire. It is the headquarters of Worcestershire County Council.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
For much of the 20th century the Shire Hall in Foregate Street was the meeting place of Worcestershire County Council. Following the amalgamation of Worcestershire County Council and Herefordshire County Council to form Hereford and Worcester County Council in 1974, the new county leaders decided to procure a purpose-built county hall: the site they selected had been open land just south of Nunnery Wood. Construction of the new building began in 1974. It was designed by Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall & Partners in the Brutalist style, built by the local contractor, Espley-Tyas, and was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh on 4 May 1978. The design for the building, which made…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1855, -2.1838
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Worcester
- Parish
- Worcester, unparished area
- Postcode
- WR5 2NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worcester
- Established
- 1978
- Nearest railway station
- Worcester Shrub Hill — 2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q66716016 (CC0)
- wikipedia: County Hall, Worcester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Worcester Shrub Hill railway station
Heritage railway stations · 2.0 km
Spetchley Hall
Stately homes · 2.0 km
All Saints Church, Spetchley
Historic churches · 2.0 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Hall, Worcester?
- County Hall, Worcester is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR5 2NP), in the parish of Worcester, unparished area.
- What is County Hall, Worcester?
- County Hall, Worcester — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to County Hall, Worcester?
- The nearest railway station is Worcester Shrub Hill, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode WR5 2NP.
- When was County Hall, Worcester built?
- Built or established in 1978.
- How do I get to County Hall, Worcester?
- The nearest railway station is Worcester Shrub Hill, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR5 2NP.