County Hall, Northampton


County Hall is a municipal facility on George Row in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The building is an 18th-century house which was rebuilt to a design by James Milne in 1845. Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, it became the meeting place of Northamptonshire County Council. It was re-modeled to a design by Edmund Law to accommodate a council chamber in 1890 and further altered to a design by Sir Aston Webb to create more meeting rooms in 1900. The County Council moved its administrative staff to One Angel Square in November 2017 but still uses the council chamber at County Hall as its meeting place. The building is adjacent to the former Sessions House which is now used as a Tourist Information Centre.