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Newcastle Civic Centre is a municipal building in the Haymarket area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. [1] Designed by George Kenyon , [ 2 ] the centre was built for Newcastle City Council in 1967 and formally opened by King Olav V of Norway on 14 November 1968. [ 3 ]
The Newcastle City Hall (currently known as O 2 City Hall Newcastle for sponsorship reasons) is a concert hall located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.It has hosted many popular music and classical artists throughout the years, as well as standup and comedy acts.
Newcastle City Centre is the city centre district of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the historical heart of the city and serves as the main cultural and commercial centre of the North East England region. The city centre forms the core of the Tyneside conurbation. The city centre district is sometimes subdivided into the areas of Haymarket ...
The city's first hospital, Newcastle Infirmary opened in 1753; it was funded by public subscription. [33] A lying-in hospital was established in Newcastle in 1760. [34] The city's first public hospital for mentally ill patients, Wardens Close Lunatic Hospital was opened in October 1767. [35] In 1771 a flood swept away much of the bridge at ...
The town council, which became a city council in 1882, [10] failed to maintain the building properly and the tower had to be demolished in the 1930s. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] By the middle of the 20th century condition of the town hall had deteriorated to such an extent that the council was forced to relocate to modern facilities at Newcastle Civic Centre ...
[8] [9] Newcastle's city status was transferred to the enlarged borough at the same time. [10] From 1974 until 1986 the city council was a lower-tier district authority, with Tyne and Wear County Council providing county-level services. The county council was abolished in 1986, since when the city council has again provided both district-level ...
The interior of the building features a main hall which is 92 feet (28 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and has an oak ceiling. [ 2 ] [ 10 ] The "Merchant Venturers' Court" where travellers, sailing in or out of the River Tyne , would meet, contains a large 17th century chimney piece , some fine oak carvings and some religious decorations, [ 11 ...
Newcastle is a metropolitan borough with city status, governed by Newcastle City Council. Since 2024 the council has been a member of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority . [ 308 ] [ 309 ] There are six civil parishes within the city boundaries, at Blakelaw and North Fenham , Brunswick , Dinnington , Hazlerigg , North Gosforth , and ...