El Ayuntamiento de Tynemouth , también conocido como Ayuntamiento de North Shields , es un edificio municipal situado en Howard Street, North Shields , Tyne and Wear , Inglaterra. El ayuntamiento, que fue la sede del Consejo del Condado de Tynemouth, es un edificio catalogado de Grado II . [ 1 ]
Historia
Tras su nombramiento en 1828, los nuevos comisionados municipales de North Shields decidieron encargar oficinas municipales: esto fue posible gracias a una donación de Joseph Laing, abogado y agente bancario, quien era un entusiasta partidario de la ciudad. [ 2 ] El sitio que seleccionaron estaba inmediatamente al noroeste de la antigua Oficina de los Guardianes de la Ley de Pobres en la esquina de las calles Howard y Saville. [ 3 ]
El nuevo edificio fue diseñado por John Dobson en estilo Tudor y abrió sus puertas como las Oficinas Municipales de North Shields en 1845. [ 1 ] El diseño incluía una fachada principal de cuatro tramos que daban a la calle Howard; el segundo tramo desde la izquierda, que sobresalía ligeramente, presentaba una puerta arqueada a la izquierda y una ventana con parteluz a la derecha en la planta baja; había una ventana alta apuntada con parteluz en el primer piso y un hastial con remate encima. [ 1 ] Los demás tramos incorporaban ventanas con parteluz tanto en la planta baja como en el primer piso y la línea del tejado era almenada . [ 1 ] En la parte trasera del edificio, un ala se extendía hacia el sureste creando una fachada en la calle Saville. [ 1 ] Un busto de Joseph Laing fue encargado por sus amigos después de su muerte en junio de 1847 y se instaló en el edificio. [ 2 ] Las instalaciones dentro del edificio incluían una sala de audiencias, una comisaría de policía y celdas para cinco prisioneros. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
After significant population growth, largely associated with the tourism and fishing industries, North Shields was absorbed into the new municipal borough of Tynemouth in 1849.[6] The new council chose to adopt the building in North Shields as its town hall.[1] The area was advanced to the status of county borough in 1904.[6] A portrait of the first member of parliament for Tynemouth and North Shields, George Frederick Young, who had been elected in 1832, was donated to the town by Joseph Laing's family and installed in the town hall in 1906.[7]
As the responsibilities of the council increased the building became increasingly cramped; the council acquired both the Methodist Church to the north west of the town hall, which had been designed by John and Benjamin Green and completed in 1857,[8] and the old Poor Law Guardians' Office to the south east, which had been designed by John and Benjamin Green and completed in 1837.[3] Some council departments including the town clerk's office moved out to 14 Northumberland Square in North Shields after the First World War.[9] The building continued to serve as the offices of the Borough Treasurer but ceased to function in any municipal capacity after the enlarged North Tyneside Council was formed in 1974.[10] The former Poor Law Guardians' Office, which had served for a while as an electricity showroom, became the offices of a firm of estate agents in the early 21st century,[4] while another part of the complex was converted for use as a community theatre known as "The Exchange" in January 2016.[11]
References
- 123456Historic England. "Borough Treasurer's Department and Magistrates' Court (1354989)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- 12Fordyce, T. (1876). Local records; or, Historical register of remarkable events which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, with biographical notices of deceased persons of talent, eccentricity, and longevity. Vol. 1. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 219.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 12Historic England. "Corner Building of Borough Treasurer's Department (1299975)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- 12"North Shields Lock-up House". Prison History. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ↑Gibson, William Sidney (1849). A Descriptive and Historical Guide to Tynemouth. North Shields: Philipson and Hare. p. 153.
- 12"Tynemouth MB/CB". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ↑"George Frederick Young (1791–1870), First MP for Tynemouth". Art UK. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ↑Historic England. "Borough Treasurer's Department (1299964)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ↑"No. 32792". The London Gazette. 2 February 1923. p. 830.
- ↑Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70. The Stationery Office Ltd. 1997. ISBN 0-10-547072-4.
- ↑"North Shields community theatre The Exchange set for major revamp after cash windfall". Chronicle Live. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- Government buildings completed in 1845
- City and town halls in Tyne and Wear
- North Shields
- Grade II listed buildings in Tyne and Wear