County Offices, Lincoln

In the late 19th century and early 20th century meetings of Lindsey County Council were held at County Hall, Lincoln Castle.^[2] After deciding the old county hall was inadequate for their needs, county leaders chose to procure a new county headquarters: the site selected they selected was the substantial grounds of a house known as Newland House which had been designed by William Hayward in the classical style and completed in 1824.^[1] Council officials purchased the estate from the executors of the local coal merchant, William John Warrener.^[3][4][a]

Construction started with the demolition of everything except the original facade of Newland House in 1926.^[6] The new building was designed by Scorer and Gamble in a Neo-Georgian style and was officially opened by the chairman of the county council, George Edward Heneage, 2nd Baron Heneage, in 1932.^[3][7][8]

The new structure was built around two quadrangles. The first phase was the northern facade and quadrangle (which incorporated the original facade of Newland House)^[b] and the second phase was the southern facade and quadrangle which was built with red brick and innovative concrete dressings.^[9] The third phase involved inserting an Art Deco staircase into Newland House.^[10]

The design for the main building involved a symmetrical main frontage with fifteen bays facing onto Newland with the end bays slighted projected forwards; the central section featured a portico with paired Doric Order columns and balustraded parapet; there were sash windows on the first and second floors with a stone surround which extended to both floors. Internally, the principal room was the council chamber.^[11] Pevsner described the building as "all somewhat dry and academic".^[9]

Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972,^[12] the building became the headquarters of the newly created Lincolnshire County Council in 1974.^[1]