Central Offices, Barnsley

Central Offices was a municipal facility at Kendray Street in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.

Central Offices, Barnsley
Central Offices
Central Offices
Location within South Yorkshire
General information
AddressKendray Street, Barnsley
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53.5530°N 1.4787°W / 53.5530; -1.4787
Completed1960s

History

The facility was built for Norwich Union in the 1960s.[1] It was leased by South Yorkshire County Council from its formation in 1974 until its abolition in 1986.[2] The building, which was referred to as County Hall in the County Council era, was subsequently renamed Central Offices and used by the housing, planning and public services departments of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.[2] After being vacated by the Borough Council in 2007,[3] the windows were lit up in various colours as a canvas for a large-scale public artwork in 2009.[4] The building was demolished in November 2015[5] to make way for a temporary market hall.[6] This will in turn will be dismantled to allow for the creation of a new public square in 2020.[7]

References
  1. Craine, Simon; Ryan, Noel (2011). Protection from the Cold: Cold War Protection in Preparedness for Nuclear War. Wildtrack Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1904098195.
  2. "End of the metropolitan line: County councils face an uncertain future". The Independent. 13 August 1992. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. "Taxpayers battered as projects stall in downturn". Yorkshire Post. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "Strata project lights up Barnsley office block". Architects Journal. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. "Barnsley Council office demolition begins". bbc. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. "Building a better Barnsley". Losberger De Boer. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. "First glimpse of new Barnsley revealed". Barnsley Chronicle. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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