County hall

England

County halls in England, with the ceremonial county they served, include:^[a]

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Image	Name	Town or city	County	Years built	Style	Years in use	Reference
	Avon House	Bristol	Avon	1969–1972	International style	1974–1996: Avon County Council 1996–1999: Bristol City Council 1999–2024: private use as a hotel (demolished in 2025)	[3][4]
	County Hall	Bedford	Bedfordshire	1965–1969	Brutalist style	1970–2009: Bedfordshire County Council 2009–present: Bedford Borough Council	[5]
	Shire Hall	Reading	Berkshire	1981	Brutalist style	1981–1998: Berkshire County Council 2000–2017: Foster Wheeler AG 2017–present: John Wood Group plc	[6]
	City Hall	Bristol	Bristol	1938–1952	Neo-Georgian style	1956–present: Bristol City Council	[7]
	County Hall	Aylesbury	Buckinghamshire	1964–1966	Brutalist style	1966–2020: Buckinghamshire County Council 2020–present Buckinghamshire Council	[8]
	Shire Hall	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	1932	Neo-Georgian style	1932–2020: Cambridgeshire County Council 2020–present: hotel and office development	[9]
	New Shire Hall	Alconbury Weald	Cambridgeshire	2019–2020	Modern style	2020–present: Cambridgeshire County Council	[10]
	County Hall	Chester	Cheshire	1938–1957	Neo-Georgian style	1957–2009: Cheshire County Council 2009–present: University of Chester	[11]
	Municipal Buildings	Middlesbrough	Cleveland	1883–1889	French Gothic Style	1889–1968: Middlesbrough Borough Council 1968–1974: Teesside County Borough Council 1974–1996: Cleveland County Council 1966–present: Middlesbrough Council	[12]
	Lys Kernow	Truro	Cornwall	1966	Brutalist style	1966–2009: Cornwall County Council 2009–present: Cornwall Council	[13]
	Cumbria House	Carlisle	Cumberland / Cumbria	2016	Modern style	2016–2023: Cumbria County Council 2023–present: Cumberland Council	[14]
	County Hall	Matlock	Derbyshire	1867	Victorian neo-gothic	1867–1955: Smedley's Hydropathic Hospital 1955–present: Derbyshire County Council	[15]
	County Hall	Exeter	Devon	1958–1964	Neo-classical style	1964–present: Devon County Council	[16]
	County Hall	Dorchester	Dorset	1938–1955	Art Deco style	1955–2019: Dorset County Council 2019–present: Dorset Council	[17]
	County Hall	Durham	County Durham	1960–1963	Brutalist style	1963–present: Durham County Council	[18]
	County Hall	Lewes	East Sussex	1968	Modern style	1968–present: East Sussex County Council Also used by Lewes District Council	[19]
	County Hall	Beverley	East Riding of Yorkshire	1881	Flemish Renaissance style	1889–1974: East Riding County Council 1974–1996: Humberside County Council 1996–present: East Riding of Yorkshire Council	[20]
	County Hall	Chelmsford	Essex	1909	Neo-classical style	1909–present: Essex County Council	[21]
	Shire Hall	Gloucester	Gloucestershire	1816	Neo-classical style	1816–present: Gloucestershire County Council	[22]
	City Hall	London	Greater London	2012	Modern style	2012–present: Greater London Authority	[23]
	County Hall	Manchester	Greater Manchester	1973	Modern style	1974–1986: Greater Manchester County Council 1986–present: Commercial offices	[24]
	Castle Hill	Winchester	Hampshire	1833	Elizabethan style	1889–present: Hampshire County Council	[25]
	Shirehall	Hereford	Herefordshire	1817	Neo-classical style	1889–1974: Herefordshire County Council 1998–present: Herefordshire Council	[26]
	County Hall	Hertford	Hertfordshire	1939	Neo-Georgian style with Scandinavian elements	1939–present: Hertfordshire County Council	[27]
	County Hall	Boston	Holland	1927	Gothic Revival style	1927–1974: Holland County Council 1974–present:Public library	[28]
	Walden House	Huntingdon	Huntingdonshire	1674	Jacobean style	1889–1965: Huntingdonshire County Council 1965–1974: Huntingdon and Peterborough County Council 1974–present: Municipal offices and then private apartments	[29]
	County Hall	March	Isle of Ely	1909	Edwardian style	1909–1965: Isle of Ely County Council 1974–present: Fenland District Council	[30]
	County Hall	Newport	Isle of Wight	1938	Neo-Georgian style	1938–present: Isle of Wight County Council	[31]
	County Hall	Maidstone	Kent	1824	Greek Revival style	1889–present: Kent County Council	[32]
	County Offices	Sleaford	Kesteven	1856	Italianate style	1925–1974: Kesteven County Council 1974–present: North Kesteven District Council	[33]
	County Hall	Preston	Lancashire	1882	Queen Anne revival style	1889–present: Lancashire County Council	[34]
	County Hall	Glenfield	Leicestershire	1967	Brutalist style	1967–present: Leicestershire County Council	[35]
	County Offices	Lincoln	Lindsey / Lincolnshire	1932	Neo-Georgian style	1932–1974: Lindsey County Council 1974–present: Lincolnshire County Council	[36]
	The Guildhall	Westminster	Middlesex	1913	Neo-Gothic style	1913–1965: Middlesex County Council 1965–2009: Used as a court 2009–present: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom	[37]
	Metropolitan House	Liverpool	Merseyside	1974	Modern style	1974–1986: Merseyside County Council 1986–present: Commercial offices	[38]
	County Hall	Norwich	Norfolk	1968	Modern style	1968–present: Norfolk County Council	[39]
	County Hall	Northampton	Northamptonshire	1845	Neo-classical style	1899–2021: Northamptonshire County Council 2021–present: Tourist Information Centre	[40]
	County Hall	Morpeth	Northumberland	1981	Modern style	1981–present: Northumberland County Council	[41]
	County Hall	Northallerton	North Yorkshire	1906	Edwardian Baroque style	1906–1974: North Riding County Council 1974–present: North Yorkshire County Council	[42]
	County Hall	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire	1954	Modern style	1954–present: Nottinghamshire County Council	[43]
	County Hall	Oxford	Oxfordshire	1841	Gothic Revival style	1899–present: Oxfordshire County Council	[44]
	Catmose House	Oakham	Rutland	1781	Neo-classical style	1899–1974: Rutland County Council 1997–present: Rutland County Council	[45]
	Shirehall	Shrewsbury	Shropshire	1966	Modern style	1966–present: Shropshire County Council	[46]
	County Hall	Taunton	Somerset	1935	Neo-Georgian style	1935–present: Somerset County Council	[47]
	County Hall	Barnsley	South Yorkshire	1960	Brutalist style	1974–1986: South Yorkshire County Council 1974–2015: Commercial offices (demolished in 2015)	[48]
	County Buildings	Stafford	Staffordshire	1895	Baroque revival style	1899–present: Staffordshire County Council	[49]
	Endeavour House	Ipswich	Suffolk	2003	Modern style	2003–present: Suffolk County Council	[50]
	Woodhatch Place	Reigate	Surrey	1999	Modern style	2020–present: Surrey County Council	[51]
	Sandyford House	Newcastle upon Tyne	Tyne and Wear	1974	Brutalist style	1974–1986: Tyne and Wear County Council 1986–present: Commercial offices	[52]
	Shire Hall	Warwick	Warwickshire	1758	Neo-classical style	1899–present: Warwickshire County Council	[53]
	County Hall	Birmingham	West Midlands	1970	Brutalist style	1974–1986: West Midlands County Council 1986–present: Commercial offices	[54]
	County Hall	Kendal	Westmorland	1939	Neo-Georgian style	1939–1974: Westmorland County Council 1974–2024: Municipal offices	[55]
	County Hall	Chichester	West Sussex	1933	Neo-Georgian style	1933–present: West Sussex County Council	[56]
	County Hall	Wakefield	West Yorkshire	1898	Gothic Revival style	1898–1974: West Riding County Council 1974–1986: West Yorkshire County Council 1986–present: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council	[57]
	County Hall	Trowbridge	Wiltshire	1940	Neo-Georgian style	1940–present: Wiltshire County Council	[58]
	County Hall	Worcester	Worcestershire	1978	Brutalist style	1978–1998: Hereford and Worcester County Council 1998–present: Worcestershire County Council	[59]

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Scotland

County halls ceased to have a role in Scotland in 1975, when a system of large regional councils was introduced.^[60] Former county halls in Scotland, with the county they served, include:^[b]

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Image	Name	Town or city	County	Years built	Style	Years in use	Reference
	County Buildings	Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire	1896	Neoclassical style	1896–1975: Aberdeenshire County Council 1975–present: commercial offices	[61]
	County Buildings	Forfar	Angus	1843	Scottish baronial style	1890–1975: Forfarshire County Council 1975–1996: Angus District Council 1996–present: Angus Council	[62]
	County Buildings	Inveraray	Argyll	1820	Neoclassical style	1890–1975: Argyll County Council 1975–present: Visitor attraction	[63]
	County Buildings	Ayr	Ayrshire	1818	Neoclassical style	1890–1975: Ayrshire County Council 1975–1996: Strathclyde Regional Council 1996–present: South Ayrshire Council	[64]
	County Buildings	Banff	Banffshire	1871	Italianate style	1890–1975: Banffshire County Council 1975–1996: Banff and Buchan District Council 1996–present: Local courthouse	[65]
	County Buildings	Duns	Berwickshire	1856	Jacobean style	1890–1975: Berwickshire County Council 1975–1996: Berwickshire District Council 1996–2015: Local courthouse	[66]
	County Buildings	Rothesay	Buteshire	1835	Gothic Revival style	1890–1975: Bute County Council 1975–2011: Local courthouse 2011–present: Private apartments	[67]
	County Offices	Wick	Caithness	1820	Neo-Georgian style	1930–1975: Caithness County Council 1975–2015: Offices for the delivery of local services	[68]
	County Buildings	Alloa	Clackmannanshire	1865	Scottish baronial style	1890–1975: Clackmannanshire County Council 1975–present: Local courthouse	[69]
	County Buildings	Dumfries	Dumfriesshire	1914	Renaissance Revival style	1890–1975: Dumfriesshire County Council 1975–1996: Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council 1996–present: Dumfries and Galloway Council	[70]
	County Buildings	Dumbarton	Dunbartonshire	1965	Brutalist style	1965–1975: Dunbartonshire County Council 1975–2018: Offices for the delivery of local services	[71]
	County Buildings	Haddington	East Lothian	1833	Gothic Revival style	1890–1975: East Lothian County Council 1975–2015: Local courthouse	[72]
	County Buildings	Cupar	Fife	1817	Neoclassical style	1890–1975: Fife County Council 1975–1996: North East Fife District Council 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services	[73]
	County Buildings	Inverness	Inverness-shire	1876	Gothic Revival style	1930–1975: Inverness-shire County Council 1975–1996: Highland Regional Council 1996–present: Highland Council	[74]
	County Buildings	Stonehaven	Kincardineshire	1865	Neoclassical style	1890–1935: Kincardineshire County Council 1935–2015: Local courthouse	[75]
	County Buildings	Kinross	Kinross-shire	1826	Neoclassical style	1890–1975: Kinross-shire County Council 1975–present: Business centre	[76]
	County Buildings	Kirkcudbright	Kirkcudbrightshire	1800	Neoclassical style	1925–1975: Kirkcudbrightshire County Council 1975–1996: Stewartry District Council 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services	[77]
	County Buildings	Hamilton	Lanarkshire	1964	International style	1964–1975: Lanark County Council 1975–present: South Lanarkshire Council	[78]
	County Buildings	Edinburgh	Midlothian	1904	Palladian style	1904–1975: Midlothian County Council 1975–1996: Lothian Regional Council 1996–2018: Registrar's Office 2018–present: French Consulate-General and the French Institute for Scotland	[79]
	County Buildings	Elgin	Morayshire	1866	Neoclassical style	1890–1975: Moray County Council 1975–present: Local courthouse	[80]
	Town and County Buildings	Nairn	Nairnshire	1818	Neoclassical style	1890–1975: Nairn County Council 1975–1996: Nairn District Council 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services	[81]
	County Buildings	Kirkwall	Orkney	1877	Scottish baronial style	1890–1975: Orkney County Council 1975–present: Local courthouse	[82]
	County Buildings	Peebles	Peeblesshire	1935	Baroque style	1935–1975: Peeblesshire County Council 1975–1996: Tweeddale District Council 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services	[83]
	County Offices	Perth	Perthshire	1838	Neoclassical style	1930–1975: Perthshire County Council 1975–1985: Perth and Kinross District Council 1995–present: Public library	[84]
	County Buildings	Paisley	Renfrewshire	1885	Neoclassical style	1890–1971: Renfrewshire County Council 1971–present: Local courthouse	[85]
	County Buildings	Dingwall	Ross and Cromarty	1965	Modern style	1965–1975: Ross and Cromarty County Council 1975–present: Offices for the delivery of local services	[86]
	County Offices	Newtown St Boswells	Roxburghshire	1968	Brutalist style	1968–1975: Roxburghshire County Council 1975–1996: Scottish Borders Regional Council 1996–present: Scottish Borders Council	[87]
	County Buildings	Selkirk	Selkirkshire	1870	Scottish baronial style	1890–1975: Selkirkshire County Council 1975–present: Local courthouse	[88]
	County Buildings	Stirling	Stirlingshire	1855	Scottish baronial style	1931–1975: Stirlingshire County Council 1975–1996: Central Regional Council 1996–present: Stirling Council	[89]
	County Offices	Golspie	Sutherland	1892	Victorian style	1892–1975: Sutherland County Council 1975–1996: Sutherland District Council 1996–2008: Offices for the delivery of local services 2008–present: Residential apartments	[90]
	County Buildings	Linlithgow	West Lothian	1935	Neo-Georgian style	1935–1975: West Lothian County Council 1975–2009: Offices for the delivery of local services 2018–present: Linlithgow Partnership Centre – Tam Dalyell House	[91]
	County Buildings	Wigtown	Wigtownshire	1863	Gothic Revival style	1890–1975: Wigtownshire County Council 1975–present: Offices for the delivery of local services	[92]
	County Buildings	Lerwick	Zetland	1875	Scottish baronial style	1890–1975: Zetland County Council 1975–present: Local courthouse	[93]

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Northern Ireland

County halls ceased to have a role in Northern Ireland in 1973, when a system of local government districts was introduced.^[94] Former county halls in Northern Ireland, with the county they served, include:^[c]

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Image	Name	Town or city	County	Years built	Style	Years in use	Reference
	County Hall	Ballymena	County Antrim	1970	Modern style	1970–1973: Antrim County Council 1973–present: Government offices	[95]
	Charlemont Place	Armagh	County Armagh	1830	Georgian style	1945–1973: Armagh County Council 1973–present: Government offices	[96]
	Downpatrick Courthouse	Downpatrick	County Down	1735	Neoclassical style	1899–1973: Down County Council 1973–present: Local courthouse	[97]
	County Buildings	Enniskillen	County Fermanagh	1960	Neo-Georgian style	1960–1973: Fermanagh County Council 1973–2015: Government offices 2015–present: Offices for the delivery of local services	[98]
	County Hall	Coleraine	County Londonderry	1970	Modern style	1970–1973: Londonderry County Council 1973–present: Government offices	[99]
	County Hall	Omagh	County Tyrone	1962	Modern style	1962–1973: Tyrone County Council 1973–present: Government offices	[100]

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Wales

County halls in Wales, with the county they served, include:^[d]

Historic counties

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Image	Name	Town or city	County	Years built	Style	Years in use	Reference
	Shire Hall	Llangefni	Anglesey	1899	Jacobethan style	1899–1974: Anglesey County Council 1974–1996: Ynys Mon Borough Council 1996–2019: Local registry office	[101]
	Shire Hall	Brecon	Brecknockshire	1843	Neoclassical style	1889–1974: Brecknockshire County Council 1974–present: Brecknock Museum / Y Gaer	[102]
	County Hall	Caernarfon	Caernarfonshire	1863	Neoclassical style	1889–1974: Caernarfonshire County Council 1974–2009: Local courthouse 2009–2018: Private residence 2018–present: Concert hall and restaurant	[103]
	County Offices	Aberystwyth	Cardiganshire	1866	Hôtel de Ville style	1950–1974: Cardiganshire County Council 1974–2012: Local registry office and courthouse	[104]
	County Hall	Carmarthen	Carmarthenshire	1955	French Renaissance style	1955–1974: Carmarthenshire County Council 1974–1996: Dyfed County Council 1996–present: Carmarthenshire County Council	[105]
	County Hall	Ruthin	Denbighshire	1909	Neoclassical style	1909–1974: Denbighshire County Council 1974–1996: Glyndŵr District Council 1996–present: Denbighshire County Council	[106]
	County Hall	Mold	Flintshire	1967	Brutalist style	1967–1974: Flintshire County Council 1974–1996: Clwyd County Council 1996–present: Flintshire County Council	[107]
	County Hall	Cardiff	Glamorganshire	1912	Beaux-Arts classical style	1912–1974: Glamorgan County Council 1974–1996: Mid Glamorgan County Council 1996–present: Cardiff University	[108]
	County Hall	Dolgellau	Merionethshire	1825	Neoclassical style	1889–1952: Merionethshire County Council 1952–2016: Local courthouse 2018–present: Dentist's practice	[109]
	Shire Hall	Newport	Monmouthshire	1902	Edwardian style	1902–1974: Monmouthshire County Council 1974–1978: Council workspace 2014–present: Private apartments	[110]
	County Offices	Welshpool	Montgomeryshire	1931	Neo-Georgian style	1931–1974: Montgomeryshire County Council 1974–1996: Montgomeryshire District Council 1996–2025: Offices for the delivery of local services 2025–present: Residential care facility	[111]
	Shire Hall	Haverfordwest	Pembrokeshire	1837	Neoclassical style	1889–1974: Pembrokeshire County Council 1974–2003: Local courthouse 2010–present: Commercial offices	[112]
	County Offices	Llandrindod Wells	Radnorshire	1900	Baroque Revival style	1950–1974: Radnorshire County Council 1974–1996: Radnorshire District Council 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services	[113]

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Preserved counties