County Hall, Glenfield


County Hall is a municipal building in Glenfield, Leicestershire. It is the Headquarters of Leicestershire County Council.

History

Originally meetings of Leicestershire County Council were held at the Assembly Rooms in Hotel Street, Leicester while County Offices were established at No.1 Grey Friars in Leicester in 1936. A new building, which was designed by the in-house architectural team, was completed in November 1967. A concrete mural of the River Soar by Tony Hollaway was unveiled at that time. An extension to accommodate a computer suite opened in 1970 and the Rutland Building extension was completed in 1974.
The annual The Lord Lieutenant’s Young Person of the Year Awards are held at County Hall.