Gloucester Guildhall
Gloucester Guildhall | |
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Location | Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Coordinates | 51°51′53″N 2°14′48″W / 51.8646°N 2.2468°W |
Built | 1892 |
Architect | George H. Hunt |
Architectural style(s) | French Renaissance style |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Designated | 12 March 1973 |
Reference no. | 1271663 |
Gloucester Guildhall is a former municipal building in Eastgate Street, Gloucester, which is now used as an arts and theatre venue. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The original town hall, known as "the Tolsey" meaning "town hall", was a 15th-century building located on the corner of Westgate Street and Southgate Street.
The site chosen for the new building had previously been occupied by Sir Thomas Rich's house, the initial home of Sir Thomas Rich's School,[3] but had become vacant when the school moved to the site of the former Crypt School in Barton Street in 1889.[4]
The new building, which was designed by George H. Hunt in the
King Edward VII visited the guildhall on 23 June 1909[6] before departing for the Royal Agricultural Show at the Oxlease Showground on Alney Island.[7] The guildhall also received a visit by the Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Duke of Edinburgh, to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the granting of the city's charter by King Henry II, on 3 May 1955.[8][9]
For much of the 20th century the guildhall was the meeting place of the county borough of Gloucester; it continued to be the local seat of government following the formation of the enlarged Gloucester City Council in 1974.[10] However, in 1985 the council decided to move their meeting place to a converted warehouse at Gloucester Docks.[2]
The ground floor was converted into offices in 1987; a lease on the floor was taken by a branch of
References
- ^ a b c d e Historic England. "Guildhall, Gloucester (1271663)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Herbert, N M (1988). "'Gloucester: Public buildings', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4, the City of Gloucester". London: British History Online. pp. 248–251. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "About". Gloucester Guildhall. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Herbert, N M (1988). "'Gloucester: Education', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4, the City of Gloucester". London: British History Online. pp. 335–350. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Herbert, N M (1988). "'Gloucester: Arms, seals, insignia and plate', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4, the City of Gloucester". London: British History Online. pp. 368–371. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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- ^ "Royal Visit to Gloucester". British Movietone. 3 May 1955. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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