Historic houses · North East England
Queen's Hall Arts Centre
In or near Hexham.
Queen's Hall Arts Centre in England North East, United Kingdom.
David Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hexham · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Queen's Hall Arts Centre, the nearest railway station is Hexham, located 0.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE46 1XF. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Queen's Hall Arts Centre 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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Heritage listing
The Queen's Hall, formerly Hexham Town Hall, is a municipal structure in Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Hexham Urban District Council and is now an arts centre, is a Grade II listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Queen's Hall, formerly Hexham Town Hall, is a municipal structure in Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Hexham Urban District Council and is now an arts centre, is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first municipal building in the town was a 14th-century moot hall in the Market Place which was originally built as a defensive structure against the Scots and later became a courthouse for county court hearings. The petty session hearings were held in the White Hart Inn in Fore Street. In the mid-19th century, the lord of the manor, Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, proposed the removal of some old tenement buildings just to the east of the remains of the abbey wall. In response a group of local businessmen led by a local solicitor, Charles Head, formed a private company to raise the money to erect a dedicated municipal structure for the town: the old tenement buildings were demolished and…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9705, -2.1026
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Hexham
- Postcode
- NE46 1XF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Established
- 1866
- Nearest railway station
- Hexham — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.queenshall.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26294517 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Queen's Hall, Hexham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen's Hall Arts Centre?
- Queen's Hall Arts Centre is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE46 1XF), in the parish of Hexham.
- What is Queen's Hall Arts Centre?
- Queen's Hall Arts Centre in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Queen's Hall Arts Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Hexham, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE46 1XF.
- When was Queen's Hall Arts Centre built?
- Built or established in 1866.
- Is Queen's Hall Arts Centre a listed building?
- Queen's Hall Arts Centre is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Queen's Hall Arts Centre a protected site?
- Yes — Queen's Hall Arts Centre is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Queen's Hall Arts Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Hexham, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE46 1XF.