Council House, Coventry

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Council House, Coventry is a historic municipal building in Coventry, England, serving as the main headquarters and ceremonial base of the city’s local government.

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Council House, Coventry canonical 1
Coventry Council House 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city hall
municipal building
architect Charles Henry Smith
Edward Garrett
Henry Walter Simister NERFINISHED
architecturalFeature decorative carvings
oriel windows
stone mullioned windows
architecturalStyle Tudor Revival
surface form: Neo-Tudor architecture

Tudor Revival
surface form: Tudor Revival architecture
category Buildings and structures in Coventry
City and town halls in the West Midlands (county)
completionDate 1917
constructionStartDate 1913
continent Europe
country England
function administrative offices for local government
venue for civic receptions
venue for council meetings
hasFacadeFacing Bayley Lane, Coventry
Earl Street, Coventry
St Mary Street, Coventry
hasPart ceremonial rooms
committee rooms
council chamber
mayor’s parlour
offices for council officials
hasStatue statue of Justice
Lady Godiva statue
surface form: statue of Lady Godiva

statue of Leofric, Earl of Mercia
heritageDesignation Grade II listed building
heritageDesignationAuthority Historic England
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom
inception 1913
localAuthorityArea Coventry
locatedIn Coventry
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Coventry
surface form: Coventry City Centre

West Midlands
locatedNear Broadgate, Coventry
Coventry Cathedral
St Mary’s Guildhall
surface form: St Mary’s Guildhall, Coventry
materialUsed red sandstone
occupant Coventry City Council NERFINISHED
officialOpeningDate 1917
ownedBy Coventry City Council NERFINISHED
replaces St Mary’s Guildhall
surface form: St Mary’s Guildhall as main council meeting place
roofFeature chimneys
gables
significantEvent survived Coventry Blitz with limited damage
use ceremonial headquarters of Coventry City Council
seat of local government

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Coventry City Council meetingPlace Council House, Coventry
Lord Mayor of Coventry seat Council House, Coventry
this entity surface form: Coventry Council House