Address Hertford SG14 1DH, UK | Phone +44 1992 588998 | |
 | ||
Similar Hertford County Court, Stevenage Magistrates Court, North & East Hertfords, Saint Albans Crown C, Magistrates Court | ||
The Shire Hall in Hertford, Hertfordshire was designed to provide assembly rooms, courts and a council chamber. It also housed the town's corn exchange until the mid-nineteenth century. It was proposed as a joint project by Robert Adam and James Adam, but James took charge of the commission and the design is credited to him. Built around 1768–9, the building was expanded several times in subsequent years.
It is a separate building to County Hall, a larger and more modern complex located further from the town centre.
Conservation and current use
It is a Grade I listed building.
The interior was refurbished in 1988-90. It is currently used as a family magistrates' court.
References
Shire Hall, Hertford Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA