Shire Hall

Shire Hall
Shire Hall, Monmouth
General information
Architectural styleBaroque
LocationAgincourt Square
Town or cityMonmouth
CountryWales
Coordinates51°48′43″N 2°42′55″W / 51.811973°N 2.715404°W / 51.811973; -2.715404
Completed1724 (1724)
Cost£1,700
Design and construction
ArchitectPhilip Fisher

The Shire Hall in Agincourt Square, Monmouth, Wales, is a well-known Grade I listed building in the middle of Monmouth. It was built in 1724, and was previously the place for the Assize Courts and Quarter Sessions for Monmouthshire. In about 1839/40, the court was the place of the trial of the Chartist leader John Frost and other people for high treason for their part in the Newport Rising. The building was also then used as a market place. Owned by the Monmouthshire County Council, it is currently used as a Tourist Information Centre and as the offices for Monmouth Town Council, and is open to the public in part.

Currently, it has been used as a place for a Doctor Who Christmas special and in The Interactives graphic novel.

References

  1. ↑ "The Shire Hall, Monmouth". Listed Buildings Online - British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  2. 1 2 3 Guide to the Monmouth Heritage Blue Plaque Trail. Monmouth Civic Society. n.d. p. 8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ↑ "Vincent, Henry" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  4. ↑ Harrison, David (n.d.). Monmouth and the Chartists. pp. 16–28.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  5. ↑ Monmouth Town Guide (PDF). Monnow Voice Ltd. December 2011. p. 23. Retrieved 2012-04-12.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ "Attraction at Monmouth Shire Hall, Monmouth". Wales Tourist Information. Your Tourism Community. June 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  7. ↑ "Shire Hall". The Locations Guide to Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to The Interactives". Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.