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The council has its main offices at City Hall on Charles Street, which was built in 1938, previously being called Municipal Buildings and Attenborough House until it was renamed City Hall in 2014. [15] Council meetings are held at Leicester Town Hall on Town Hall Square, which was completed in 1876. [16] Between 1975 and 2014 the council had ...
City Hall, formerly Attenborough House and, before that, the Municipal Buildings, is a municipal building in Charles Street, Leicester, England. The structure, which currently accommodates the offices of Leicester City Council , is a locally listed building.
The town hall was the headquarters of the county borough of Leicester until 1974 when, following local government reform, it became the meeting place of Leicester City Council. [ 9 ] Important works of art in the town hall include a painting by Charles James Adams depicting "The Ferry" [ 10 ] and a painting by John Fulleylove depicting the ...
The New Walk Centre was a council office block in Leicester, United Kingdom, that was demolished on 22 February 2015. The complex consisted of two towers, built in 1975 and owned by Leicester City Council. After they were declared unsafe in 2010, the buildings were demolished by Birmingham-based contractors DSM Demolition.
The street contains small shops, offices, financial services, restaurants, pubs and fast food outlets. Granby Street in 1903. The street houses Leicester City Council and the Grand Hotel, built in 1898, [1] the Turkey Cafe, and was once home to a temperance hall. [2]
Stoneygate gives its name to a Leicester City Council ward that also includes parts of Evington Valley and Highfields. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 20,390. [ 6 ] It is part of the Leicester South parliamentary constituency whose MP is currently Shockat Adam Patel (Independent).
The Lord Mayor of Leicester is the chairperson of Leicester City Council and the first citizen of the city of Leicester, England. The ancient office, formerly known simply as Mayor of Leicester, dates back to at least the year 1209 and is one of the oldest mayoralties in the English Midlands along with Lincoln and Northampton. [2] In 1928 the ...
In December 2010 the Labour controlled Leicester City Council approved plans to give the city a directly elected mayor with responsibility for all council decisions during their four-year term and for selecting up to nine councillors as a supporting cabinet in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2007. The creation of the ...