Gardens · South West England
St John's Hall
St John's Hall — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
St John's Hall is a garden of interest in england-south-west, 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
St John's Hall, formerly known as the Public Buildings, Penzance, is a municipal building in Alverton Street, Penzance, Cornwall, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Penzance Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The first municipal building in Penzance was a market building in the Market Place which was built in the early 17th century. This was replaced by a new market building on the same site which was designed by William Harris and completed in 1838. The plan was for the west wing to contain a geological museum managed by the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, the east wing was to contain the municipal offices, the courtrooms and a police station while the central section was to contain the main assembly hall known as St John's Hall, a name which was eventually adopted locally for the whole complex. Foundation stones for each of west and east wings, and the central section, of the new…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.1188, -5.5402
- Address
- Alverton Street, Penzance, Cornwall, England
- Established
- 1867
- Official site
- www.theacornpenzance.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q26435929 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John's Hall, Penzance (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's Hall?
- St John's Hall is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.1188°, -5.5402°.
- When was St John's Hall built?
- St John's Hall dates to 1867.