{{Short description|Building that houses the seat of local government for a county}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use British English|date=May 2018}} A '''county hall''' or '''shire hall''' is a common name given to a building that houses the seat of local government for a county.
The location of the county hall has usually denoted the county town.
In the case of Surrey, England, when county boundaries changed the county hall remained in Kingston upon Thames.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citymetric.com/politics/there-s-one-english-county-whose-county-town-different-county-3380|title=There's one English county whose county town is in a different county|publisher=Citymetric|date=6 October 2017|access-date=13 August 2019|archive-date=13 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813175204/https://www.citymetric.com/politics/there-s-one-english-county-whose-county-town-different-county-3380|url-status=dead}}</ref> County halls usually contain a council chamber, committee rooms and offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/births-deaths-marriages-and-citizenship/register-office-opening-times/the-council-chamber-hertford-opening-times.aspx|title=The Council Chamber, Hertford, opening times|publisher=Hertfordshire County Council|access-date=13 August 2019|archive-date=13 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813175438/https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/births-deaths-marriages-and-citizenship/register-office-opening-times/the-council-chamber-hertford-opening-times.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==List of county and shire halls== ===United Kingdom=== ====England==== County halls in England, with the ceremonial county they served, include:{{efn|Some of the English county councils have been abolished to make way for unitary authorities and the respective county halls have either been transferred to successor authorities or have been the subject of change of use}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image ! Name ! Town or city ! County ! Years built ! Style ! Years in use ! Reference |- | 200px || Avon House || Bristol || Avon || 1969–1972 || International style || 1974–1996: Avon County Council <br> 1996–1999: Bristol City Council <br> 1999–2024: private use as a hotel (demolished in 2025) || <ref>{{cite web|title=Avon House|url=http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=792|work=Skyscrapernews.com|access-date=17 November 2011|archive-date=20 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220060812/http://skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=792|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Prince |first1=David |title=Demolished Premier Inn will 'be replaced by yet another overpowering monstrosity' |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/demolished-premier-inn-be-replaced-10230721 |access-date=28 January 2026 |date=4 June 2025}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Bedford || Bedfordshire || 1965–1969 || Brutalist style || 1970–2009: Bedfordshire County Council <br> 2009–present: Bedford Borough Council || <ref>{{Cite book|title=Bedfordshire County Council: Our County Past, Present and Future – Official Commemorative Book 120 Years 1889-2009|last=Bedfordshire County Council|first=Creative Services|publisher=Bedfordshire County Council|year=2009|location=Bedford|pages=23}}</ref> |- | 200px || Shire Hall || Reading || Berkshire || 1981 || Brutalist style || 1981–1998: Berkshire County Council <br> 2000–2017: Foster Wheeler AG <br> 2017–present: John Wood Group plc || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/old-shire-hall-sheer-class-4262148|title=From old Shire Hall to sheer class|publisher=Get Reading|date=2 March 2006|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || City Hall || Bristol || Bristol || 1938–1952 || Neo-Georgian style || 1956–present: Bristol City Council || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=Council House and attached railings and piers|num=1282341|accessdate=5 April 2020}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Aylesbury || Buckinghamshire || 1964–1966 || Brutalist style || 1966–2020: Buckinghamshire County Council <br> 2020–present Buckinghamshire Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/take-a-look-at-aylesbury-s-historic-architecture-1-6130617|title=Take a look at Aylesbury's historic architecture|date=19 June 2014|publisher=Bucks Herald|access-date=13 August 2019|archive-date=13 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813180736/https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/take-a-look-at-aylesbury-s-historic-architecture-1-6130617|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 200px || Shire Hall || Cambridge || Cambridgeshire || 1932 || Neo-Georgian style || 1932–2020: Cambridgeshire County Council <br> 2020–present: hotel and office development || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/cambridgeshire-county-council-relocate-45-million-savings-1-5385418|title=Historic Shire Hall in Cambridge looks set to close and become a tourist attraction as part of county council plans to save £45 million|publisher=Cambs Times|date=7 February 2018|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || New Shire Hall || Alconbury Weald || Cambridgeshire || 2019–2020 || Modern style || 2020–present: Cambridgeshire County Council || <ref>{{cite web |title=Location |url=https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/cambridgeshire-county-council |website=Cambridgeshire County Council |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Chester || Cheshire || 1938–1957 || Neo-Georgian style || 1957–2009: Cheshire County Council <br>2009–present: University of Chester || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-west--chester-council-5218503|title=Chester West & Chester Council to sell County Hall to University of Chester and move into HQ building|date=17 August 2009|publisher=Cheshire Live|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || Municipal Buildings || Middlesbrough || Cleveland || 1883–1889 || French Gothic Style || 1889–1968: Middlesbrough Borough Council <br> 1968–1974: Teesside County Borough Council <br> 1974–1996: Cleveland County Council <br> 1966–present: Middlesbrough Council || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=Town Hall and Municipal Buildings, Middlesbrough|num=1136659|accessdate=21 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || Lys Kernow || Truro || Cornwall || 1966 || Brutalist style || 1966–2009: Cornwall County Council <br> 2009–present: Cornwall Council || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=New County Hall including terrace pool surrounds and bridge to courtyard|num=1323700|accessdate=21 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || Cumbria House || Carlisle || Cumberland / Cumbria || 2016 || Modern style || 2016–2023: Cumbria County Council <br> 2023–present: Cumberland Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/16700530.first-look-inside-cumbria-county-councils-new-104m-offices-in-carlisle/|title=First look inside Cumbria County Council's new £10.4m offices in Carlisle|date=14 October 2016|publisher=News and Star|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Matlock || Derbyshire || 1867 || Victorian neo-gothic || 1867–1955: Smedley's Hydropathic Hospital <br> 1955–present: Derbyshire County Council ||<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1248195|desc=Former Smedley's Hydropathic (County Council offices)|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Exeter || Devon || 1958–1964 || Neo-classical style || 1964–present: Devon County Council || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=Devon County Hall|num=1323701|accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Dorchester || Dorset || 1938–1955 || Art Deco style || 1955–2019: Dorset County Council <br> 2019–present: Dorset Council || <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1119069|desc=The Shire Hall, Dorchester|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Durham || County Durham || 1960–1963 || Brutalist style || 1963–present: Durham County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4536266.durham-county-hall-proposed-for-listed-building-protection/|title=Durham County Hall proposed for listed building protection|date=8 August 2009|publisher=Northern Echo|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Lewes || East Sussex || 1968 || Modern style || 1968–present: East Sussex County Council <br> Also used by Lewes District Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/yourcouncil/about/history/meetings-and-buildings/|title=History of East Sussex County Council: Meetings and buildings|publisher=East Sussex County Council|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Beverley || East Riding of Yorkshire || 1881 || Flemish Renaissance style || 1889–1974: East Riding County Council<br> 1974–1996: Humberside County Council <br> 1996–present: East Riding of Yorkshire Council || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=Premises occupied by Humberside County Council|num=1346321|accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Chelmsford || Essex || 1909 || Neo-classical style || 1909–present: Essex County Council || <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1391892|desc=Blocks C and D, County Hall, Chelmsford|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || Shire Hall || Gloucester || Gloucestershire || 1816 || Neo-classical style || 1816–present: Gloucestershire County Council || <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1245084 |desc=The Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || City Hall || London || Greater London || 2012 || Modern style || 2012–present: Greater London Authority || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.isgplc.com/en/who-we-are/sustainability/case-study/sustainability-the-crystal|title=Case Study: The Crystal, London|website=ISG Contractors|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007185031/https://www.isgplc.com/en/who-we-are/sustainability/case-study/sustainability-the-crystal|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Manchester || Greater Manchester || 1973 || Modern style || 1974–1986: Greater Manchester County Council<br>1986–present: Commercial offices|| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour13/area13page58.html|title=Westminster House – Portland Street|publisher=Manchester History|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || Castle Hill || Winchester || Hampshire || 1833 || Elizabethan style || 1889–present: Hampshire County Council || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=Castle Hill Offices, County Hall|num=1167140|accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || Shirehall || Hereford || Herefordshire || 1817 || Neo-classical style || 1889–1974: Herefordshire County Council<br>1998–present: Herefordshire Council || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=Shirehall, Hereford|num=1297425|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Hertford || Hertfordshire || 1939 || Neo-Georgian style with Scandinavian elements || 1939–present: Hertfordshire County Council || <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1268807 |desc=County Hall Including Terraces and Fountain, Hertford|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Boston || Holland || 1927 || Gothic Revival style || 1927–1974: Holland County Council<br>1974–present:Public library || <ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=VhI7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT292 |title=The Story of Boston|first= Richard|last= Gurnham |year=2014|publisher=History Press|isbn=978-0750956949}}</ref> |- | 200px || Walden House || Huntingdon || Huntingdonshire || 1674 || Jacobean style || 1889–1965: Huntingdonshire County Council<br>1965–1974: Huntingdon and Peterborough County Council<br>1974–present: Municipal offices and then private apartments || <ref>{{NHLE|num=1128590|desc= Walden House, Market Hill |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || March || Isle of Ely || 1909 || Edwardian style || 1909–1965: Isle of Ely County Council<br>1974–present: Fenland District Council || <ref>{{cite news |title=New County Council buildings at March |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=Cambridge Independent Press |date=30 July 1909 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708001408/https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Newport || Isle of Wight || 1938 || Neo-Georgian style || 1938–present: Isle of Wight County Council || <ref>{{cite book|title=The Isle of Wight|first1= David Wharton |last1=Lloyd|first2=Nikolaus|last2= Pevsner|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0300107333|pages=177–178}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Maidstone || Kent || 1824 || Greek Revival style || 1889–present: Kent County Council || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=The Old Sessions House, Maistone|num=1086392|accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Offices || Sleaford || Kesteven || 1856 || Italianate style || 1925–1974: Kesteven County Council<br>1974–present: North Kesteven District Council || <ref>{{NHLE|num=1062147|desc= Lafford Terrace, Eastgate |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Preston || Lancashire || 1882 || Queen Anne revival style || 1889–present: Lancashire County Council || <ref>"Opening of the new Town-Hall at Preston". ''The Times''. 15 September 1882.</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Glenfield || Leicestershire || 1967 || Brutalist style || 1967–present: Leicestershire County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/go-behind-scenes-county-hall-718048|title=Go behind the scenes at County Hall as bosses give the Mercury access to off-limits areas|publisher=Leicester Mercury|date=5 November 2017|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Offices || Lincoln || Lindsey / Lincolnshire || 1932 || Neo-Georgian style ||1932–1974: Lindsey County Council<br>1974–present: Lincolnshire County Council || <ref name=lincoln>{{NHLE|desc=House front incorporated in Lincolnshire County Council Offices|num=1388719|accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || The Guildhall || Westminster || Middlesex || 1913 || Neo-Gothic style || 1913–1965: Middlesex County Council<br>1965–2009: Used as a court<br>2009–present: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|| <ref>{{NHLE |num=1226369 |desc=Middlesex Guildhall|accessdate=17 September 2009}}</ref> |- | 200px || Metropolitan House || Liverpool || Merseyside || 1974 || Modern style || 1974–1986: Merseyside County Council<br>1986–present: Commercial offices || <ref>Whitaker's Almanack 1982, p. 628</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Norwich || Norfolk || 1968 || Modern style || 1968–present: Norfolk County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/Features/DerekJames/StreetNames/extra/040818Martineau.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620032608/http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/Features/DerekJames/StreetNames/extra/040818Martineau.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 June 2009|title=Distinguished doctor who lived in fine style|publisher=Norwich Evening News|date=18 August 2004|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Northampton || Northamptonshire || 1845 || Neo-classical style || 1899–2021: Northamptonshire County Council<br>2021–present: Tourist Information Centre || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=County Hall, Northampton|num=1039665|accessdate=13 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Morpeth || Northumberland || 1981 || Modern style || 1981–present: Northumberland County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/Northumberland-County-Council-to-spend-17m-on-HQ-revamp-e986a131-fc67-45c8-9502-691b9b6d8099-ds|title=Northumberland County Council to spend £17m on HQ revamp|date=25 January 2018|publisher=Hexham Courant|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Northallerton || North Yorkshire || 1906 || Edwardian Baroque style || 1906–1974: North Riding County Council<br>1974–present: North Yorkshire County Council || <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1150967|desc=County Hall, Northallerton|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Nottingham || Nottinghamshire || 1954 || Modern style || 1954–present: Nottinghamshire County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/iconic-offices-could-built-county-2643909|title=Iconic offices could be built at County Hall in 'ambitious' plan to transform council's estate|date=14 March 2019|publisher=Nottingham Post|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Oxford || Oxfordshire || 1841 || Gothic Revival style || 1899–present: Oxfordshire County Council || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=County hall with the curving screen walls and turretts on either side|num=1047201|accessdate=14 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || Catmose House || Oakham || Rutland || 1781 || Neo-classical style || 1899–1974: Rutland County Council<br>1997–present: Rutland County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/40019/1/2017crowdenhjphd.pdf|page=249|title=Rutland: the development of a county community within the modern age|first=Hilary John|last=Crowden|publisher=University of Leicester|year=2017|access-date=28 September 2019|archive-date=28 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928160937/https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/40019/1/2017crowdenhjphd.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 200px || Shirehall || Shrewsbury || Shropshire || 1966 || Modern style || 1966–present: Shropshire County Council || <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Zqbit3opjQC&dq=Shirehall%2C+Shrewsbury+Newman%2C+John%3B+Pevsner%2C+Nikolaus%3B+Watson%2C+Gavin&pg=PA77|title= Shropshire|first1= John|last1= Newman|first2=Nikolaus |last2=Pevsner|first3=Gavin|last3= Watson|page=77|publisher=Yale University Press|year=1958|isbn=978-0300096422}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Taunton || Somerset || 1935 || Neo-Georgian style || 1935–present: Somerset County Council || <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1246219|desc=A Block County Hall and Entrance Forecourt and Pavements, Taunton|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Barnsley || South Yorkshire || 1960 || Brutalist style || 1974–1986: South Yorkshire County Council<br>1974–2015: Commercial offices (demolished in 2015) || <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oikyAwAAQBAJ&dq=County+Hall%2C+Kendray+Street%2C+Barnsley&pg=PA155|page=155|title=Protection from the Cold: Cold War Protection in Preparedness for Nuclear War|first1= Simon |last1=Craine|first2= Noel |last2=Ryan|publisher=Wildtrack Publishing|year=2011|isbn=978-1904098195}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Buildings || Stafford || Staffordshire || 1895 || Baroque revival style || 1899–present: Staffordshire County Council || <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1298178|desc=County Buildings and Judges House, Stafford|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || Endeavour House || Ipswich || Suffolk || 2003 || Modern style || 2003–present: Suffolk County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.building.co.uk/unite-and-rule/3036201.article|publisher=Building.co.uk |title=Endeavour House|date=28 May 2004|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || Woodhatch Place || Reigate || Surrey || 1999 || Modern style || 2020–present: Surrey County Council || <ref>{{cite web |title=Council Offices |url=https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/offices/woodhatch-place |website=Surrey County Council |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> |- | 200px || Sandyford House || Newcastle upon Tyne || Tyne and Wear || 1974 || Brutalist style || 1974–1986: Tyne and Wear County Council<br>1986–present: Commercial offices || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sandyford-house-jesmond-newcastle-plans-14065552|title=Former Jesmond offices to be turned into 15-storey apartment block for city living|newspaper=Chronicle Live|date=21 December 2017|access-date=31 August 2019 |last1=Sharma |first1=Sonia }}</ref> |- | 200px || Shire Hall || Warwick || Warwickshire || 1758 || Neo-classical style || 1899–present: Warwickshire County Council || <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1364827|desc=Warwickshire County Council officers and former county gaol|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Birmingham || West Midlands || 1970 || Brutalist style || 1974–1986: West Midlands County Council<br>1986–present: Commercial offices|| <ref>{{London Gazette|issue=49121|page=12502|date=27 September 1982}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Kendal || Westmorland || 1939 || Neo-Georgian style || 1939–1974: Westmorland County Council<br>1974–2024: Municipal offices || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=County Offices, Kendal|num=1410338|accessdate=2 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Chichester || West Sussex || 1933 || Neo-Georgian style|| 1933–present: West Sussex County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://chichestersociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CHICHESTER-CONSERVATION-AREA-CHARACTER-APPRAISAL-REVIEWED-2016.pdf|page=22|title=Chichester Conservation Area Character Appraisal|year=2016|publisher=Chichester District Council|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Wakefield || West Yorkshire || 1898 || Gothic Revival style ||1898–1974: West Riding County Council<br>1974–1986: West Yorkshire County Council<br>1986–present: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council || <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1242349|desc=County Hall, Wakefield (Offices of West Yorkshire County Council)|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref> |- | 200px|| County Hall || Trowbridge || Wiltshire || 1940 || Neo-Georgian style || 1940–present: Wiltshire County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/case_study/wiltshire-county-hall-trowbridge|title=Wiltshire County Hall, Trowbridge|publisher=The Building Centre|access-date=13 August 2019|archive-date=13 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813185354/https://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/case_study/wiltshire-county-hall-trowbridge|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 200px || County Hall || Worcester || Worcestershire || 1978 || Brutalist style || 1978–1998: Hereford and Worcester County Council<br>1998–present: Worcestershire County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20003/council_democracy_and_councillor_information/11/directions_for_visitors_to_county_hall|title=Directions to County Hall|publisher=Worcestershire County Council|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> |}
====Scotland==== County halls ceased to have a role in Scotland in 1975, when a system of large regional councils was introduced.<ref>Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973</ref> Former county halls in Scotland, with the county they served, include:{{efn|All of the Scottish county councils have been abolished to make way for regional authorities and subsequently unitary authorities and the respective county halls have either been transferred to successor authorities or have been the subject of change of use}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image ! Name ! Town or city ! County ! Years built ! Style ! Years in use ! Reference |- | 200px || County Buildings || Aberdeen || Aberdeenshire || 1896 || Neoclassical style || 1896–1975: Aberdeenshire County Council <br> 1975–present: commercial offices || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB19980|desc= 22 Union Terrace, Aberdeen|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Forfar || Angus || 1843 || Scottish baronial style || 1890–1975: Forfarshire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Angus District Council <br> 1996–present: Angus Council || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB31610|desc=County Offices, Market Street, Forfar|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Inveraray || Argyll || 1820 || Neoclassical style || 1890–1975: Argyll County Council <br> 1975–present: Visitor attraction || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB35030|desc= Former Inveraray Court House, Crown Point, Inveraray |access-date=23 December 2022}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Ayr || Ayrshire || 1818 || Neoclassical style || 1890–1975: Ayrshire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Strathclyde Regional Council <br> 1996–present: South Ayrshire Council || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB47250|desc= Wellington Square, County Buildings including gates|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Banff || Banffshire || 1871 || Italianate style || 1890–1975: Banffshire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Banff and Buchan District Council <br> 1996–present: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB22039|desc= Banff Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, Low Street, Banff, Including Boundary Walls and Railings|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Duns || Berwickshire || 1856 || Jacobean style || 1890–1975: Berwickshire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Berwickshire District Council <br> 1996–2015: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|desc=Former Duns Sheriff Court excluding flat-roofed extension adjoining to east, 8 Newtown Street, Duns|num=LB26556|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Rothesay || Buteshire || 1835 || Gothic Revival style || 1890–1975: Bute County Council <br> 1975–2011: Local courthouse <br> 2011–present: Private apartments || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB40453|desc= 31 High Street (Flats 1-25, inclusive nos) (Former Castle Street, County Hall, including former prison cells)|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Offices || Wick || Caithness || 1820 || Neo-Georgian style || 1930–1975: Caithness County Council <br> 1975–2015: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB48834|desc= County Council Offices, 73, 75 & 77 High Street, Wick|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Alloa || Clackmannanshire || 1865 || Scottish baronial style || 1890–1975: Clackmannanshire County Council <br> 1975–present: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB20970|desc= Alloa Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Dumfries || Dumfriesshire || 1914 || Renaissance Revival style || 1890–1975: Dumfriesshire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council <br> 1996–present: Dumfries and Galloway Council || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB26174|desc= English Street, County Buildings|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Dumbarton || Dunbartonshire || 1965 || Brutalist style || 1965–1975: Dunbartonshire County Council <br> 1975–2018: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/19222763.watch-prince-philip-queen-visit-dumbarton/ |title=Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth visited Dumbarton: archive photos and video|date=9 April 2021|newspaper=Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Haddington || East Lothian || 1833 || Gothic Revival style || 1890–1975: East Lothian County Council <br> 1975–2015: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB34260|desc= Haddington County Buildings including rear wings and former villa at 27 Court Street and excluding flat roofed block to southeast and pitched quadrangle to south (John Muir House), Court Street, Haddington|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Cupar || Fife || 1817 || Neoclassical style || 1890–1975: Fife County Council <br> 1975–1996: North East Fife District Council <br> 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB24160|desc= County Buildings and former Court House, excluding 4-storey offices and police station adjoining to rear and single storey block to east, St Catherine Street, Cupar|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Inverness || Inverness-shire || 1876 || Gothic Revival style || 1930–1975: Inverness-shire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Highland Regional Council <br> 1996–present: Highland Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst17931.html|title=Highland Council Headquarters|publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Stonehaven || Kincardineshire || 1865 || Neoclassical style || 1890–1935: Kincardineshire County Council <br> 1935–2015: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB41617|desc= Stonehaven Sheriff Court House and Police Station, including boundary walls, Dunnottar Avenue, Bogwell Lane, Stonehaven |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Kinross || Kinross-shire || 1826 || Neoclassical style || 1890–1975: Kinross-shire County Council <br> 1975–present: Business centre || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB36288|desc= County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Kirkcudbright || Kirkcudbrightshire || 1800 || Neoclassical style || 1925–1975: Kirkcudbrightshire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Stewartry District Council <br> 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB36523|desc= County Buildings, 121, 123 High Street, Kirkcudbright|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Hamilton || Lanarkshire || 1964 || International style || 1964–1975: Lanark County Council <br> 1975–present: South Lanarkshire Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1176889/south-lanarkshire-council-headquarters-hamilton-united-kingdom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327062554/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1176889/south-lanarkshire-council-headquarters-hamilton-united-kingdom|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 March 2020|title=Lanark County Buildings|website=Emporis|accessdate=11 November 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Edinburgh || Midlothian || 1904 || Palladian style || 1904–1975: Midlothian County Council <br> 1975–1996: Lothian Regional Council <br> 1996–2018: Registrar's Office <br> 2018–present: French Consulate-General and the French Institute for Scotland || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB27674|desc=59-63 George IV Bridge, Lothian Chambers, including boundary balustrade|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Elgin || Morayshire || 1866 || Neoclassical style || 1890–1975: Moray County Council <br> 1975–present: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB30778|desc=Elgin Sheriff Court including boundary wall and railings, High Street and Glover Street, Elgin|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || Town and County Buildings || Nairn || Nairnshire || 1818 || Neoclassical style || 1890–1975: Nairn County Council <br> 1975–1996: Nairn District Council <br> 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB38427|desc= Former Court House including prison and boundary walls to rear, High Street, Nairn |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Kirkwall || Orkney || 1877 || Scottish baronial style || 1890–1975: Orkney County Council <br> 1975–present: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB46010|desc=Kirkwall Sheriff Court and Former Police Station, Watergate|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Peebles || Peeblesshire || 1935 || Baroque style || 1935–1975: Peeblesshire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Tweeddale District Council <br> 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB39256|desc=Tweedale District Council Offices, Rosetta Road, Peebles|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Offices || Perth ||Perthshire || 1838 || Neoclassical style || 1930–1975: Perthshire County Council <br> 1975–1985: Perth and Kinross District Council <br> 1995–present: Public library || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB39323|desc=County Council Offices, York Place, Perth|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Paisley || Renfrewshire || 1885 || Neoclassical style || 1890–1971: Renfrewshire County Council <br> 1971–present: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB39103|desc=Paisley Sheriff Court|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Dingwall || Ross and Cromarty || 1965 || Modern style || 1965–1975: Ross and Cromarty County Council <br> 1975–present: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/public-urged-to-attend-dingwall-meeting-165145/ |title=Public urged to attend Dingwall meeting|date=28 October 2014|newspaper=Ross-shire Journal|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Offices || Newtown St Boswells || Roxburghshire || 1968 || Brutalist style || 1968–1975: Roxburghshire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Scottish Borders Regional Council <br> 1996–present: Scottish Borders Council || <ref>{{cite news|url=http://newtowneildon.weebly.com/council-hq.html |title=Scottish Borders Council Headquarters|newspaper=Newtown St Boswells & Eildon News|accessdate=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Selkirk || Selkirkshire || 1870 || Scottish baronial style || 1890–1975: Selkirkshire County Council <br> 1975–present: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB43747|desc=Selkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, including gatepiers, railings and boundary walls|cat=B|access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Stirling || Stirlingshire || 1855 || Scottish baronial style || 1931–1975: Stirlingshire County Council <br> 1975–1996: Central Regional Council <br> 1996–present: Stirling Council || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB48323|desc=Pitt Terrace, Viewforth (Stirling Council Offices), including entrance gateways and boundary wall to the west |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Offices || Golspie || Sutherland || 1892 || Victorian style || 1892–1975: Sutherland County Council <br> 1975–1996: Sutherland District Council <br> 1996–2008: Offices for the delivery of local services <br> 2008–present: Residential apartments || <ref>{{London Gazette|issue=18541|page=179|date=3 March 1967|city=e}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Linlithgow || West Lothian || 1935 || Neo-Georgian style || 1935–1975: West Lothian County Council <br> 1975–2009: Offices for the delivery of local services <br> 2018–present: Linlithgow Partnership Centre – Tam Dalyell House || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB37399|desc=County Buildings, High Street, Linlithgow|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Wigtown || Wigtownshire || 1863 || Gothic Revival style || 1890–1975: Wigtownshire County Council <br> 1975–present: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB42439|desc= Wigtown Town Hall (former Wigtown Sheriff Court) including railings, The Square, Wigtown |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Lerwick || Zetland || 1875 || Scottish baronial style || 1890–1975: Zetland County Council <br> 1975–present: Local courthouse || <ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB37263|desc=County Buildings including Lerwick Sheriff Court House and Police Station, boundary walls, gatepiers and railings and excluding 2-storey concrete rendered block to north, Hillhead, Lerwick|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |}
====Northern Ireland==== County halls ceased to have a role in Northern Ireland in 1973, when a system of local government districts was introduced.<ref>Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971</ref> Former county halls in Northern Ireland, with the county they served, include:{{efn|All of the Northern Irish county councils have been abolished to make way for local government districts and the respective county halls have either been transferred to successor authorities or have been the subject of change of use}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image ! Name ! Town or city ! County ! Years built ! Style ! Years in use ! Reference |- | 200px || County Hall || Ballymena || County Antrim || 1970 || Modern style || 1970–1973: Antrim County Council <br> 1973–present: Government offices || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com/image-library/RIBApix/image-information/poster/county-hall-galgorm-road-ballymena-county-antrim-the-chichester-hall-with-the-council-suite-to-the-l/posterid/RIBA76256.html|title=County hall, Galgorm Road, Ballymena, County Antrim: the Chichester Hall with the council suite to the left|publisher=Royal Institute of British Architects|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref> |- |200px ||Charlemont Place || Armagh || County Armagh || 1830 || Georgian style || 1945–1973: Armagh County Council <br> 1973–present: Government offices || <ref>{{London Gazette|city=b|issue=1239|page=69|date=23 March 1945}}</ref> |- |200px || Downpatrick Courthouse || Downpatrick || County Down || 1735 || Neoclassical style || 1899–1973: Down County Council <br> 1973–present: Local courthouse || <ref>{{London Gazette|city=b|issue=2132|page=158|date=4 May 1962}}</ref> |- |200px || County Buildings || Enniskillen || County Fermanagh || 1960 || Neo-Georgian style || 1960–1973: Fermanagh County Council <br> 1973–2015: Government offices <br> 2015–present: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyfinders.co.uk/directory/uploads/2f82bb5d-bf30-4ada-a490-b5c7da745f40/1960%20to%201969.pdf|title=Local Events|year=1960|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> |- |200px || County Hall || Coleraine || County Londonderry || 1970 || Modern style || 1970–1973: Londonderry County Council <br> 1973–present: Government offices || <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IqDHhSIue1IC&pg=PA208|title=North West Ulster: The Counties of London Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone|first= Alistair |last=Rowan|page=208|publisher=Yale University Press|year=1979|isbn=978-0300096675}}</ref> |- |200px || County Hall || Omagh || County Tyrone || 1962 || Modern style || 1962–1973: Tyrone County Council <br> 1973–present: Government offices || <ref>{{London Gazette|city=b|issue=1436|page=326|date=31 December 1948}}</ref> |}
====Wales==== County halls in Wales, with the county they served, include:{{efn|Some of the Welsh county councils have been abolished to make way for unitary authorities and the respective county halls have either been transferred to successor authorities or have been the subject of change of use}} ;Historic counties
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image ! Name ! Town or city ! County ! Years built ! Style ! Years in use ! Reference |- | 200px || Shire Hall || Llangefni || Anglesey || 1899 || Jacobethan style || 1899–1974: Anglesey County Council <br> 1974–1996: Ynys Mon Borough Council <br> 1996–2019: Local registry office || <ref>{{NHAW|num=5752|desc= Shire Hall |access-date=22 October 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || Shire Hall || Brecon || Brecknockshire || 1843 || Neoclassical style || 1889–1974: Brecknockshire County Council <br> 1974–present: Brecknock Museum / Y Gaer || <ref>{{NHAW|num=7116|desc= Brecknock Museum|access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Hall || Caernarfon || Caernarfonshire || 1863 || Neoclassical style || 1889–1974: Caernarfonshire County Council <br> 1974–2009: Local courthouse <br> 2009–2018: Private residence <br> 2018–present: Concert hall and restaurant || <ref>{{NHAW|num=3828|desc=County Hall, Caernarfon|accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> |- |200px || County Offices || Aberystwyth || Cardiganshire || 1866 || Hôtel de Ville style || 1950–1974: Cardiganshire County Council <br> 1974–2012: Local registry office and courthouse || <ref>{{NHAW|num=9925|desc=County Hall, Aberystwyth|accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> |- |200px || County Hall || Carmarthen || Carmarthenshire || 1955 || French Renaissance style || 1955–1974: Carmarthenshire County Council <br> 1974–1996: Dyfed County Council <br> 1996–present: Carmarthenshire County Council || <ref>{{NHAW|num=82151|desc=County Hall, Carmarthen|accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> |- |200px || County Hall || Ruthin || Denbighshire || 1909 || Neoclassical style || 1909–1974: Denbighshire County Council <br> 1974–1996: Glyndŵr District Council <br> 1996–present: Denbighshire County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soh.wales/index.php/grove-park-school-campaign/the-architects|title=The architects|publisher=Save our Heritage| access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> |- |200px || County Hall || Mold || Flintshire || 1967 || Brutalist style || 1967–1974: Flintshire County Council <br> 1974–1996: Clwyd County Council <br> 1996–present: Flintshire County Council || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/16257950.molds-modernist-masterpiece-shire-hall-marks-50-years-of-civic-service/|title=Mold's modernist masterpiece Shire Hall marks 50 years of civic service|date=30 May 2018|publisher=Leader Live|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref> |- |200px || County Hall || Cardiff || Glamorganshire || 1912 || Beaux-Arts classical style || 1912–1974: Glamorgan County Council <br> 1974–1996: Mid Glamorgan County Council <br>1996–present: Cardiff University || <ref name=listed>{{NHAW|num=13738|desc=Glamorgan Building|accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> |- |200px || County Hall || Dolgellau || Merionethshire || 1825 || Neoclassical style || 1889–1952: Merionethshire County Council <br> 1952–2016: Local courthouse <br> 2018–present: Dentist's practice || <ref>{{NHAW|desc= County Hall|num=5073|access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref> |- |200px || Shire Hall || Newport || Monmouthshire || 1902 || Edwardian style || 1902–1974: Monmouthshire County Council <br> 1974–1978: Council workspace <br> 2014–present: Private apartments || <ref>{{NHAW|num=20528|desc=Shire Hall, Newport|accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> |- |200px || County Offices || Welshpool || Montgomeryshire || 1931 || Neo-Georgian style || 1931–1974: Montgomeryshire County Council <br> 1974–1996: Montgomeryshire District Council <br> 1996–2025: Offices for the delivery of local services <br> 2025–present: Residential care facility || <ref>{{NHAW|desc= Powys County Council Offices|num=87576|access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> |- |200px || Shire Hall || Haverfordwest || Pembrokeshire || 1837 || Neoclassical style || 1889–1974: Pembrokeshire County Council <br> 1974–2003: Local courthouse <br> 2010–present: Commercial offices || <ref>{{NHAW|num=12110|desc= The Shire Hall|access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref> |- |200px || County Offices || Llandrindod Wells || Radnorshire || 1900 || Baroque Revival style || 1950–1974: Radnorshire County Council <br> 1974–1996: Radnorshire District Council <br> 1996–present: Offices for the delivery of local services || <ref>{{NHAW|desc= Radnor District Council Offices (formerly Gwalia Hotel)|num=9055|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> |}
;Preserved counties {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Name ! Town or city ! County ! Reference |- | County Hall || Mold || Clwyd || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/16257950.molds-modernist-masterpiece-shire-hall-marks-50-years-of-civic-service/|title=Mold's modernist masterpiece Shire Hall marks 50 years of civic service|date=30 May 2018|publisher=Leader Live|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Carmarthen || Dyfed || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://historypoints.org/index.php?page=county-hall-carmarthen|title=County Hall, Carmarthen|publisher=History Points|access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Cwmbran || Gwent || <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knRf4U60QjcC&dq=County+Hall%2C+Cwmbran+1974+architect&pg=PA78|title=Gwent/Monmouthshire|first= John |last=Newman|page=79|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2000|isbn=978-0300096309}}</ref> |- | Council Offices || Caernarfon || Gwynedd || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300003828-county-court-former-county-hall-caernarfon#.Xaw14-hKiUk|title=Swyddfa'r Cyngor, Caernarfon, Gwynedd|publisher=British listed buildings|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Cardiff (Cathays Park) || Mid Glamorgan || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300013738-former-glamorgan-county-hall-castle|title=Former Glamorgan County Hall|publisher=British listed buildings|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Llandrindod Wells || Powys || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://built-heritage.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=5365&L=0|title=The Pump House Hotel|publisher=Powys Built Heritage|access-date=21 October 2019|archive-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224163041/http://built-heritage.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=5365&L=0|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Cardiff (Butetown) || South Glamorgan || <ref>Newman, J. ''The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan'' University of Wales Press (1995), p. 266</ref> |- | County Hall || Swansea || West Glamorgan || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/nov/15/britain-council-civic-centre-sell-off-newcastle-durham-county-hall-swansea-plymouth|title=Britain's cash-strapped councils and the great Civic Centre sell-off|work=The Guardian|date=15 November 2017|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref> |}
===Republic of Ireland=== County halls in the Republic of Ireland, with the county they serve, include:
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Name ! Town or city ! County ! Reference |- | County Buildings || Carlow || County Carlow || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://carlowhistorical.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Carloviana-No-2-1953.pdf|title=The Story of Athy Road|first=Alice|last=Tracy|page=30|publisher=Carloviana|date=1 December 1953|access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref> |- | Cavan Courthouse || Cavan || County Cavan || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CV®no=40000106|title=Cavan Courthouse|publisher=Buildings of Ireland|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County Building || Ennis || County Clare || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/article/1500654/winning-design|title=Winning Design|publisher=World Architecture News|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Cork || County Cork || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CC®no=20865055|title=County Hall, Carrigrohane Road, Cork, Cork City: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage|website=www.buildingsofireland.ie|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County House || Lifford || County Donegal || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40835003/donegal-county-council-lifford-county-donegal|title=Donegal County Council, Lifford, County Donegal|publisher=Buildings of Ireland|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Dún Laoghaire || Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown || <ref name=arch>{{cite web|url=http://archiseek.com/2009/1879-dun-laoghaire-town-hall-co-dublin/|title=1879 – Dun Laoghaire Town Hall, Co. Dublin|publisher=Archiseek|access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Swords || Fingal || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/fingal-s-offices-are-greenest-of-all-1.1114806|title=Fingal's offices are greenest of all|date=9 November 2000|publisher=Irish Times|access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Galway || County Galway || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/30314077/county-hall-townparksst-nicholas-parish-county-galway|title=County Hall, Townparks, County Galway|publisher=Buildings of Ireland|access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Tralee || County Kerry || <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nOF0DwAAQBAJ&dq=%C3%81ras+an+Chontae%2C+Rathass+1989&pg=PT183|title=Century of Politics in the Kingdom: A County Kerry Compendium|first1= Owen |last1=O'Shea|first2= Gordon |last2=Revington|publisher=Merrion Press|year=2018|isbn= 978-1785372018}}</ref> |- | County Building || Naas || County Kildare || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/248197/aras-chill-dara-heneghan-peng-architects|title=Áras Chill Dara|date=29 June 2012 |publisher=Arch Daily|access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Kilkenny || County Kilkenny || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/heritage-towns/the-kilkenny-400/the-modern-era/|title=The modern era|publisher=Ask about Ireland|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Portlaoise || County Laois || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2019/05/24/1979-election-memories-the-men-in-suits-the-dealing-in-donoghues-and-charlie-mcdonald-loses-out-to-paddy-lalor-for-europe/|title=1979 Election Memories: The men in suits, the dealing in Donoghues, and Charlie McDonald loses out to Paddy Lalor for Europe|publisher=Laoise Today|date=24 May 2019|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Carrick-on-Shannon || County Leitrim || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/home/256074/council-to-extend-existing-offices-in-carrick-on-shannon.html|title=Council to extend existing offices in Carrick-on-Shannon|publisher=Leitrim Observer|date=21 June 2017|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> |- | Civic Offices || Limerick || County Limerick || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tegral.com/en/blog/building-of-the-month/dooradoyle-civic-offices|title=Dooradoyle Civic Offices|publisher=Tegral|access-date=21 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Longford || County Longford || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/assets.ria.ie/ihta/ihta-digital/early-modern-gaelic-and-plantation-towns/longford/IHTA_22_Longford_Text.pdf|title=Topographical information. In Sarah Gearty, Martin Morris and Fergus O'Ferrall, Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 22, Longford.|publisher= Royal Irish Academy, Dublin|year=2010|pages= 1–19|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Dundalk || County Louth || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paddi.net/?func=display_structure&structure_id=4435&structure_location_id=6687|title=Louth County Hall Millennium Centre|publisher= Planning Architecture Design Database Ireland|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Castlebar || County Mayo || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/castlebar/history/historical-tour.html|title=Historical Tour of Castlebar in Co. Mayo|publisher=Mayo, Ireland|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Navan || County Meath || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theplan.it/eng/award-2018-interior/meath-county-council-headquarters-1|title=Meath County Council headquarters|publisher=The Plan|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Offices || Monaghan || County Monaghan || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.from-ireland.net/history-of-monaghan-200-years/|title=The History of Monaghan for 200 Years, 1660-1860|first=Denis Carolan |last=Rushe|year= 1921|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Tullamore || County Offaly || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irisharchitectureawards.ie/annual-awards/2003/aras-an-chontae-offaly|title=Áras an Chontae, Tullamore|publisher=Irish Architecture Awards|access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Roscommon || County Roscommon || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boyletoday.com/official-opening-of-aras-an-chontae/|title=Official opening of Aras an Chontae|date=15 June 2016|publisher=Boyle Today|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Sligo || County Sligo || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/sligococo/docs/annualreport2001|title=Annual Report 2001|date=26 January 2017 |publisher=Sligo County Council|page=31|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Tallaght ||South Dublin || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsgroup.ie/getting-nostalgic-with-newsgroup-south-dublin-county-council-offices-open-1994/|title=South Dublin County Council Offices Open 1994|date=12 July 2019|publisher=News Group|access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> |- | Civic Offices || Nenagh || County Tipperary (formerly North Tipperary) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/confident-new-council-offices-for-north-tipp-1.471052?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Flife-and-style%2Fhomes-and-property%2Fconfident-new-council-offices-for-north-tipp-1.471052|title=Confident new council offices for North Tipp|publisher=Irish Times|date=21 July 2005|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> |- | Civic Offices || Clonmel || County Tipperary (formerly South Tipperary) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/22117034/south-tipperary-county-council-offices-burgagery-lands-west-tipperary-south|title=South Tipperary County Council Offices, Burgagery-lands West, Tipperary South|publisher=Buildings of Ireland|access-date=16 November 2019}}</ref> |- | Civic Offices || Dungarvan || County Waterford || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/dungarvanobserver/docs/dungarvan-observer-30-5-2014-editio|title=Structural Changes confirmed for Dungarvan Civic Offices|publisher=Dungarvan Observer|date=30 May 2014|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Buildings || Mullingar || County Westmeath || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/mullingar/article/19238/new-county-buildings-in-mullingar-win-opus-2009-architecture-and-construction-award|title=New County Buildings in Mullingar win Opus 2009 architecture and construction award|publisher=The Advertiser|date=13 November 2009}}</ref> |- | County Hall || Wexford || County Wexford || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/council-officially-open-new-46m-headquarters-27347980.html|title=Council officially open new €46m headquarters|work=The Independent|date=27 September 2011|access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref> |- | County Buildings || Wicklow || County Wicklow || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://passivehouseplus.ie/articles/large-buildings/about-face|title=About Face|date=21 August 2007 |publisher=Passive House Plus|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> |}
==See also== *Seat of local government *Old County Hall, Truro *Old Shirehall, Shrewsbury *Old Shire Hall, Durham
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Category:Seats of local government