County Hall, Taunton

Coordinates: 51°00′48″N 3°06′24″W / 51.0133°N 3.1068°W / 51.0133; -3.1068
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The frontage of Somerset County Hall

County Hall in Taunton, Somerset is the seat of Somerset County Council. It is a large complex in the municipal neo-Georgian style designed by E. Vincent Harris and listed at Grade II.[1]

The building was constructed in 1935 from English bond buff-coloured and pink bricks with the dressings in Portland stone. The plan of the three-storey building has two wings at 45 degree to the central entrance block with an arch over the door and a coat of arms on the tympanum.[2]

In 2014 plans were announced for Taunton Deane Council to share the County Hall.[3]

References

  1. ^ "A Block County Hall and Entrance Forecourt and Pavements, Taunton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ^ "A Block County Hall and Entrance Forecourt and Pavements". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ^ Blacklock, Daisy (20 August 2014). "Green light for Taunton Deane Council move to County Hall". County Gazette. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

51°00′48″N 3°06′24″W / 51.0133°N 3.1068°W / 51.0133; -3.1068