Gardens · South East England
East Sussex County Hall
East Sussex County Hall — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Christopher Hilton — 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
East Sussex County Hall 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
East Sussex County Hall is a modern building in St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex. It is the headquarters of East Sussex County Council and also serves as the meeting place of Lewes District Council.
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Background
History
After being based at County Hall in the High Street in Lewes since its formation in 1889, East Sussex County Council relocated to Pelham House in Lewes in 1938. After deciding that Pelham House was too restricted for future expansion, county leaders chose to procure a new purpose-built county headquarters: the site they selected was open land located between St Anne's Church and the Old Southover Rectory which became known as St Anne's Crescent. The new building, which was designed by the county architect, Jack Catchpole, in the modern style, was opened by the Duchess of Kent on 31 October 1968. The abstract design of the 12 meters wide decorative panel, which was made from coloured…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8718, 0.0010
- Address
- St Anne's Crescent, Lewes
- Established
- 1968
Sources
- wikidata: Q5329462 (CC0)
- wikipedia: East Sussex County Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Sussex County Hall?
- East Sussex County Hall is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.8718°, 0.0010°.
- When was East Sussex County Hall built?
- East Sussex County Hall dates to 1968.