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The new Council House was designed in the Elizabethan style, [5] as stipulated by the Borough Corporation, to be in keeping with the old St Mary's Guildhall to the rear. [4] The foundation stone was laid on 12 June 1913 and the building was completed in 1917, [ 6 ] although, because of the First World War , the official opening by the Duke of ...
Coventry Council House with St. Michael's spire behind (photo 2012) Construction of a new Council House to take on the administration duties performed by St. Mary's Hall, and designed to be in keeping with its medieval surroundings, began in 1913 but was delayed during World War I.
1 Friargate, Coventry, CV1 2GN: Council's main offices. The council meets at the Council House on Earl Street, which was completed in 1917. [31] In 2017 the council moved its main offices to 1 Friargate, a newly-built office building near Coventry railway station. [32] [33] Martin Reeves, Chief Executive 2008–2023, seen on 20 October 2012
A council house, corporation house or council flat is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing a number of council houses and other amenities like schools and shops. Construction took place mainly from 1919 to 1980s, as a result of the Housing Act 1919. Though more council ...
The Council House, Coventry Coat of Arms of Coventry above the Council House. Traditionally a part of Warwickshire (although it was a county in its own right for 400 years), Coventry became an independent county borough in 1889.
On 3 April 1604 Princess Elizabeth Stuart and her ladies rode from Coombe Abbey to Coventry. She heard a sermon in St Michael's Church and dined in St Mary's Hall. [12] Prince Henry Stuart rode to Coventry from Leicester on 20 August 1612 and had supper in St Mary's Hall. He stayed at a house in Little Park street. [13]
The Plaque highlights one of the few building left in Coventry which was bombed in the Blitz where Coventry was known to be heavily affected by it. Spon Street. The Council House. The red sandstone facing and early tudor styling was chosen by a competition to be in keeping with nearby St Mary's Hall.
Coventry Archives is a records archive and local history centre for the city of Coventry, England.It is housed in Herbert Art Gallery and Museum and is one of 4 institutions owned by the Culture Coventry Trust, the other three being Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, the Lunt Roman Fort and the Coventry Transport Museum.