County Hall, Leicestershire County Council aerial image
Aerial image - County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire – the administrative headquarters of Leicestershire County Council. The complex was commissioned in the early 1960s as part of a major reorganisation of local government services, replacing scattered council offices in Leicester city centre. Designed in a functional modernist style, the main tower and surrounding wings were completed in 1967, and the council first met here in 1968.
The site includes the council chamber, committee rooms, and extensive office accommodation, as well as training and conference facilities. Set within landscaped grounds, the campus also incorporates a cricket pitch, car parking areas, and more recent additions fitted with solar panels to improve sustainability.
When Leicestershire was reorganised in 1974, the building continued as the central base of the enlarged County Council. It has since hosted countless debates, decisions, and planning discussions affecting the county’s infrastructure, education, transport, and services. Today, County Hall remains a landmark of post-war civic architecture in Leicestershire and a reminder of the expansion of local government during the 20th century.
County Hall, Leicestershire County Council aerial image
Aerial image - County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire – the administrative headquarters of Leicestershire County Council. The complex was commissioned in the early 1960s as part of a major reorganisation of local government services, replacing scattered council offices in Leicester city centre. Designed in a functional modernist style, the main tower and surrounding wings were completed in 1967, and the council first met here in 1968.
The site includes the council chamber, committee rooms, and extensive office accommodation, as well as training and conference facilities. Set within landscaped grounds, the campus also incorporates a cricket pitch, car parking areas, and more recent additions fitted with solar panels to improve sustainability.
When Leicestershire was reorganised in 1974, the building continued as the central base of the enlarged County Council. It has since hosted countless debates, decisions, and planning discussions affecting the county’s infrastructure, education, transport, and services. Today, County Hall remains a landmark of post-war civic architecture in Leicestershire and a reminder of the expansion of local government during the 20th century.