County Offices, Lincoln

The County Offices is a municipal building in Newland, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

County Offices, Lincoln
County Offices
County Offices
Location within Lincolnshire
General information
Architectural styleNeo-Georgian style
AddressLincoln, Lincolnshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53.2313°N 0.5457°W / 53.2313; -0.5457
Completed1932
Design and construction
ArchitectScorer and Gamble

History
Newland House, a Grade II listed building[1]

In the late 19th century and early 20th century meetings of Lindsey County Council were held at County Hall, Lincoln Castle.[2]

In 1924 Lindsey County Council commissioned a new building which incorporated the frontage of a house known as Newland House which had been designed by William Hayward and completed in 1824.[3][1] The remainder of the house was demolished and replaced with a substantial structure designed by Scorer and Gamble and completed in 1932.[3] The new structure was built around two quadrangles.[3] The first phase was the northern facade and quadrangle (which incorporated the original facade) and the second phase was the southern facade and quadrangle which was built in a Neo-Georgian style with brick and innovative concrete dressings.[3] The third phase involved inserting an Art Deco staircase into Newland House.[3]

Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972, the building was transferred to the newly-created Lincolnshire County Council in 1974.[1]

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References
  1. Historic England. "House front incorporated in Lincolnshire County Council Offices (1388719)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. "Lindsey County Castle". Sheffield Daily Telegraph Yorkshire, England. 29 July 1905. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. Antram, N. (revised); Pevsner, N. & Harris, J., (1989), The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, Penguin Books; reissued by Yale University Press, p. 504.
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