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Newcastle Civic Centre

Newcastle Civic Centre
Newcastle Civic Centre
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General information
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne
AddressCivic Centre
Barras Bridge
Haymarket
Newcastle upon Tyne
Coordinates54°58′44″N 1°36′39″W / 54.9790°N 1.6109°W / 54.9790; -1.6109
Completed1967
Inaugurated14 November 1968
OwnerNewcastle City Council
Height200 ft (61 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)George Kenyon
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameCivic Centre
Designated16 November 1995
Reference no.1242692

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] It is a listed building with Grade II* status[4] and is the joint-eighth tallest building in the city, standing at a total of 200 feet (61 m).[5]

  1. ^ "Official website". Newcastle Council. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Newcastle Civic Centre". Northumbria.info. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
  3. ^ "Civic Architecture and History". Newcastle Council. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1242692)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Newcastle Civic Centre". Emporis. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

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