New County Hall, Truro


New County Hall is a municipal facility at Treyew Road in Truro, Cornwall. It is a Grade II listed building.

History

Originally Cornwall County Council held their meetings at the Old County Hall at Station Road in Truro. A new building was designed by Francis Kenneth Hicklin, the County Architect, and Alan Groves, his successor, in the Brutalist style in the early 1960s. It was officially opened by the Queen in 1966. A sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, known as "Rock form, Porthcurno", was unveiled in the courtyard garden, which was landscaped by Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe. Following the abolition of Cornwall County Council in April 2009, the building became the headquarters of the new unitary authority, Cornwall Council.