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A symmetrical, three-story brick building with a dark tiled roof and rows of uniform white-framed windows overlooks a lawn.

Shire Hall

Shire Hall, Castle Street, Cambridge

History of Shire Hall

Shire Hall was designed by H H Dunn and built 1931-32. Bricks were salvaged from the County Gaol which was previously on the site.

A 1st century AD archaeological sequence at the site of the new lift shaft, Shire Hall, Cambridge

https://knowledge.oacloud.org/library/3177

Shire Hall, Cambridge 1991 Car Park Extension

https://knowledge.oacloud.org/library/4001


1939-1945

HQ 5 Cambs Bn HG


1982

Reg Pauley, gardener of Shire Hall, interviewed by Sara Payne for Down your Street when he gave her a tour.

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Tags

  • archaeology
  • Roman
  • world war two

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