Where is Sunderland Civic Centre?

Sunderland Civic Centre is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR5 9SA), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.

How do I get to Sunderland Civic Centre?

The nearest railway station is Park Lane, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR5 9SA.

Who owns Sunderland Civic Centre?

Sunderland Civic Centre is owned by | website=.

Is Sunderland Civic Centre a protected site?

Yes — Sunderland Civic Centre is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

How do I get to Sunderland Civic Centre?

The nearest railway station is Park Lane, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR5 9SA.

Other places · North East England

Sunderland Civic Centre

In or near Sunderland.

Sunderland Civic Centre in England North East, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Park Lane · 0.2 km

Sunderland Civic 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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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Sunderland Civic Centre was a municipal building in the Burdon Road in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It was the headquarters of Sunderland City Council until November 2021.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The building was commissioned to replace Sunderland Town Hall which by the 1960s, was considered too small. Civic leaders decided to procure a new civic centre: the site they selected had previously been occupied by a residential area known as West Park. Construction of the civic centre started in January 1968. It was designed by Spence Bonnington & Collins in the Modern style, built at a cost of £3.4 million and was officially opened by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon on 5 November 1970. The design for the new low-rise building, which made extensive use of red brick, involved two connected hexagons arranged on a north–south axis: there were continuous rows of glazing with brickwork…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 54.9013, -1.3822
District: Sunderland
Parish: Sunderland, unparished area
Postcode: SR5 9SA
Parliamentary constituency: Sunderland Central
Established: 1970
Nearest railway station: Park Lane — 0.2 km
Official site: www.sunderland.gov.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q102314798 (CC0)
wikipedia: Sunderland Civic Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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