County Hall, Mold
| County Hall, Mold | |
|---|---|
 County Hall | |
  County Hall Location within Flintshire | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Brutalist style |
| Address | Mold, Flintshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°10′35″N 3°08′11″W / 53.1763°N 3.1364°W |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Robert Harvey |
County Hall (Welsh: Neuadd y Sir Yr Wyddgrug) is a municipal facility at Raikes Lane in Mold, Flintshire.
History
Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, Flintshire County Council established its base at the old County Hall in Chester Street in Mold.[1] Additional facilities acquired included a local militia barracks (originally designed by Thomas Mainwaring Penson) which was converted for use as council offices in the late 1880s.[2] The Chester Street facilities became cramped and by the 1930s the county council needed modern facilities.[3] A new building, which was designed by Robert Harvey, the county architect, and influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, was built in the brutalist style and completed in October 1967.[3] It was officially opened as the Shire Hall by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in May 1968.[3] An extension to the building was opened by Princess Anne in July 1972.[3] After the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972, the new building became the home of Clwyd County Council in 1974.[4]
On 1 April 1996, under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Clwyd County Council was broken up and the building was acquired by the new Flintshire County Council who subsequently renamed it County Hall.[5] In March 2018 the council decided to redevelop the Raikes Lane site[6] and in November 2018 hundreds of staff began relocating to a new facility known as Ty Dewi Sant on St David's Park in Ewloe.[7]
References
- ^ "Old County Hall, Mold". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, pp. 393–395, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
- ^ a b c d "Mold's modernist masterpiece Shire Hall marks 50 years of civic service". Leader Live. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 677
- ^ "Local planning authorities". One Planet Council. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Councillors set to approve funding to bulldoze part of County Hall". Deeside.com. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Hundreds of council staff begin move to new premises". Daily Post. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.