Chapels · North East England
Ferryhill Town Hall
In or near Spennymoor.
Ferryhill Town Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.
Ian S — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Bishop Auckland · 8.6 km
- Free entry
About
Ferryhill Town Hall is a place of interest in England North 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
Ferryhill Town Hall is a municipal building in Chapel Terrace, Ferryhill, County Durham, England. The structure accommodates the offices and meeting place of Ferryhill Town Council.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was financed by public subscription and commissioned to provide a library, reading room and concert hall for the town. The site chosen, at the east end of the Market Square, had been occupied by the old parish church which was completed in 1829, but demolished in 1851, in anticipation of the construction of a new parish church in Church Lane in 1853. The new building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in rubble masonry at a cost of £700 and was completed in 1867. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing onto Chapel Terrace. The central bay featured a doorway with a pointed hood mould on the ground floor, a cross-window on the first floor and a small…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6894, -1.5556
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Ferryhill
- Postcode
- DL17 8JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Established
- 1867
- Nearest railway station
- Bishop Auckland — 8.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q122792087 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ferryhill Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ferryhill Town Hall?
- Ferryhill Town Hall is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL17 8JN), in the parish of Ferryhill.
- What is Ferryhill Town Hall?
- Ferryhill Town Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ferryhill Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, about 8.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL17 8JN.
- When was Ferryhill Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1867.
- Who owns Ferryhill Town Hall?
- Ferryhill Town Hall is owned by | website=.
- Is Ferryhill Town Hall free to visit?
- Yes, Ferryhill Town Hall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ferryhill Town Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL17 8JN. It sits within the Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor parliamentary constituency.