Local Government Collection (page 2)

Members of the New London County Council (engraving)
1626238 Members of the New London County Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members of the New London County Council)

Members of the New London County Council (engraving)
1626199 Members of the New London County Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members of the New London County Council)

The New Chamber of the London County Council, Spring Gardens (engraving)
1626990 The New Chamber of the London County Council, Spring Gardens (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Chamber of the London County Council)

Voting at the London County Council (engraving)
1047090 Voting at the London County Council (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Voting at the London County Council)

The First Meeting of the London County Council (engraving)
1055387 The First Meeting of the London County Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Meeting of the London County Council)

The Members of the New London County Council, 1892 (engraving)
1056323 The Members of the New London County Council, 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Members of the New London County Council, 1892)

The Livre Ferre of the Cour des Comptes (leather & vellum)
ARH231019 The Livre Ferre of the Cour des Comptes (leather & vellum) by French School, (15th century); Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris

Nicholas Hardcastle, 1899 (litho)
3898320 Nicholas Hardcastle, 1899 (litho) by Irving, William (1866-1943); 21x8 cm; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; (add.info)

The County Council in its New Home at Spring Gardens (engraving)
1047269 The County Council in its New Home at Spring Gardens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The County Council in its New Home at Spring Gardens)

Birmingham Town Hall is now heavily sandbagged on all sides. The photograph shows the Paradise Street frontage, where the archways are completely filled with sandbags, thus protecting the arcade

Council workmen constructing a public air raid shelter outside Lloyds Bank in Church Road, Birmingham on the eve of the outbreak of the Second Word War. 1st September 1939

Schoolboys from Yardley Primary School help council workmen fill sandbags just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. 1St September 1939

Birmingham council workmen construct an emergency water container in the city centre on the eve of the outbreak of the second world war. 1st September 1939

Kingston Council workers seen here repairing a manhole. January 1939

Rubbish collection in Kingston Upon Thames January 1939

Kingston Council workmen seen here replacing the pavement just off off Kingston High Street. January 1939

Council workmen seen here repairing a road in Kingston Upon Thames January 1939

Bolton Town Hall and Victoria Square, Greater Manchester. 14th March 1979

Lord Mayors Show, Birmingham, Saturday 26th May 1973. Evening Mail, The Birmingham Post, Sunday Mercury, Newspaper, Float

Alderman Neville Bruce Alfred Bosworth seen here on his appointment as Lord Mayor of Birmingham 22nd May 1969

Coventrys Council House in Earl Street, looking towards Jordan Well and Gosford Street. 1935

Ireland, County Sligo, Sligo, Sligo City Hall

Splendid Hall for the Deliberations of the Members of the London County Council, c1935. County Hall, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, was designed by Ralph Knott and opened in 1922

Hammersmith Town Hall from Hammersmith Broadway, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Hammersmith Town Hall from Hammersmith Broadway, c1935. Town Hall building in Hammersmith, west London, designed by JH Richardson and opened in 1897. It was demolished in the 1960s

The New Palace on the Thames that is the Headquarters of the London County Council, c1935. County Hall, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London

City Hall, Belfast, Ireland

City Hall, New York, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
City Hall, New York, USA, c1900. The seat of New York City government, the oldest city hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions

Sir Edwin Cornwall, 1907. Artist: John Collier
Sir Edwin Cornwall, 1907. Cornwall was Chairman of the London County Council in 1905-1906

Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton, 1912. Artist: John Singer Sargent
Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton, 1912. Swinton (1859-1937) was a member of the London County Council, representing Holborn from 1901-1922 and Dulwich from 1922

Southwark Town Hall, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, c1830. Artist: C Hill
Southwark Town Hall, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, c1830

Stadshuset (City Hall), Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Ragnar Ostberg, Stockholms City Hall was built between 1911 and 1923. It is the venue for the Nobel Prize banquet

Town Hall, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2007. Facade of the town hall, situated in the Plaza del Adelantado. The facade, which was remodelled in 1822 by Juan Nepomuceno Conejo

Town Hall, Riga, Latvia. The historic centre of the Latvian capital is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town hall with its Baroque style tower was rebuilt after being damaged during World War II

Town Hall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 2005. The Hall of the Trinity Guild was built in 1421. Today it forms part of the Town Hall of Kings Lynn

A meeting of Hammersmith Borough Council, c1903 (1903). From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

New County Hall and Boadicea Monument, London, c1925. County Hall, the headquarters of London County Council and later the Greater London Council located on the South Bank of the River Thames

Alderman Everitt Wells, early 20th century(?). Lantern slide

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, c1890. View showing the Post Office and Town Hall. The Town Hall was designed by Edmund Wright and built between 1863 and 1866

Post Office and Town Hall, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, c1880. Adelaides Town Hall was designed by Edmund Wright and built between 1863 and 1866

Hotel de Ville, Reims, France, 1882-1884. The Hotel de Ville (town hall) of Reims was built in 1627-1630. The pediment of the building is decorated with an equestrian statue of King Louis XIII of

Palace of the Government, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1895. Artist: A Frisch
Palace of the Government, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1895. A print from Sao Paulo, by Gustavo Koenigswald. (Sao Paulo, 1895)

The new council chamber Guildhall, City of London, 1886. Artist: W Griggs
The new council chamber Guildhall, City of London, 1886. Sir Horace Jones was the architect. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations

Council Chamber, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. Artist: William Griggs
Council Chamber, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Town Hall, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1830. Artist: R Winkles
Town Hall, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1830. Next door is the Surrey and Southwark Fire Office

Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, Islington, London, 1831. Artist:s Lacey
Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, Islington, London, 1831. This building was built in 1780 for the Middlesex Quarter Sessions of the justices of the peace and remained the administrative

Front Page of The Illustrated London News, 1887. Queen Victoria watching a circus performance at Olympia, West Kensington, London. 1887 marked the Queens Golden Jubilee

War Memorial and City Hall, Durban, South Africa. Designed by Stanley Hudson, Durbans City Hall was completed in 1910. The design of the building was inspired by Belfast City Hall in Northern

City Hall, Belfast, 1924-1926. Artist: WA Green
City Hall, Belfast, 1924-1926. Designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, Belfasts City Hall was completed in 1906. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I

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