County Hall, Coleraine

County Hall is a municipal facility in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

County Hall, Coleraine
County Hall, Coleraine
County Hall, Coleraine
Location within Northern Ireland
General information
Town or cityColeraine, County Londonderry
CountryNorthern Ireland
Coordinates55.1350°N 6.6768°W / 55.1350; -6.6768
Completed1970
Design and construction
ArchitectSmyth, Cowser and Partners

History

Originally meetings of Londonderry County Council were held at the Coleraine Courthouse.[1][2] The new building, which was designed by Smyth, Cowser and Partners, was competed in 1970.[3] After the county council was abolished in 1973, it became the regional office of several government departments.[4][5] In March 2014 about 300 jobs associated with Northern Ireland's Driver and Vehicle Agency were transferred from County Hall to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea.[6]

References
  1. "The late Lieutenant Colonel Lenox-Conyngham". Belfast Newsletter. 23 October 1916. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. "Telephone Directory - Belfast - Dublin - Cork". 1913. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. Rowan, Alistair (1979). North West Ulster: The Counties of London Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone. Yale University Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0300096675.
  4. "Driver & Vehicle Agency - driver licensing". Northern Ireland Direct. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "County Hall" (PDF). Department for Infrastructure. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. "DVA jobs: Political anger at Coleraine to Swansea transfer". BBC. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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