County Hall, Caernarfon


County Hall is a former municipal facility at Castle Ditch in Caernarfon, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building.

History

The building, which was designed by John Thomas, the county surveyor, in the Neo-classical style opened as Caernarvonshire Shire Hall in 1863. It was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice, but following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, it became the meeting place of Caernarvonshire County Council. The former County Gaol, located to the north of the County Hall was subsequently converted to create facilities for the county council. The old County Hall then became the home of the Crown Court and Magistrates' Court. After the courts moved to new premises on Llanberis Road in 2009, the old County Hall was acquired by a private individual, who partly converted the building with the intention of creating an eight bedroom home.