Historic houses · North East England
Newcastle Town Hall
In or near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newcastle Town Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.
Robert Graham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Central Station · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Newcastle 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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Official information
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From the Wikipedia article
The Town Hall was a local government building located in St Nicholas Square, Newcastle upon Tyne. It was the headquarters of Newcastle City Council until November 1968.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In the 1830s, a group of local businessmen decided to form a company, to be known as the "Corn Market Company", to finance and commission a purpose-built corn exchange for the town. They site they selected was on the north side of St Nicholas Square (between the Bigg Market and the Cloth Market), where corn merchants had previously carried out their trade in the open air. The foundation stone for the corn exchange was laid by the mayor, Thomas Emerson Headlam, in 1837. It was designed by John and Benjamin Green, built in ashlar stone and was officially opened on 16 November 1839. The corn exchange was 156 feet long, 45 feet wide at the north end and 82 feet wide at the south end. However,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9705, -1.6122
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 1EW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Phone
- +44 844 693 3336
- Established
- 1863
- Nearest railway station
- Central Station — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.thestand.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q54817787 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newcastle Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newcastle Town Hall?
- Newcastle Town Hall is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 1EW), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Newcastle Town Hall?
- Newcastle Town Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Newcastle Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Central Station, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE1 1EW.
- When was Newcastle Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1863.
- How do I get to Newcastle Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Central Station, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 1EW.