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290: 58: 302:, and straddles a tributary of the river. A river walkway along the eastern bank of the river was created within the new County Hall site, linking New Bridge to the north with the public open space to the south. The building is arranged with four large bastion towers evenly spaced along its length, with the main reception and council chamber incorporated into the rounded space inside the towers. A smaller rectangular clock tower projects from the front (east) elevation facing Freemens Way. 45: 65: 257:
and its constituent districts. A unitary authority called Pembrokeshire was created covering the combined area of the abolished Preseli Pembrokeshire and South Pembrokeshire districts. The new Pembrokeshire County Council inherited the former County Offices and Shire Hall from Dyfed County Council as
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The first full council meeting in the new building was held in October 1999. Cambria House was demolished the following year and its site was incorporated into the landscaping and car park in front of County Hall. The council's other offices at Llanion Park in Pembroke Dock subsequently became the
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The new Pembrokeshire County Council was elected in 1995, acting as a shadow authority until it formally assumed its powers in 1996. The shadow authority debated where the new council should meet, with arguments advanced in favour of Haverfordwest,
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It was decided shortly after the new council's creation to build a new headquarters adjoining Cambria House. The project was overseen by the county architect, Tim Colquhoun. The new building was sited on the banks of the
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1971 Telephone Directory: Pembroke Borough Council - Administration, Municipal Offices, Bush Street, Pembroke Dock / 1972 Telephone Directory: Pembroke Borough Council - All Departments, Llanion Barracks, Pembroke
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had existed from 1889 until 1974, when local government reorganisation abolished the administrative county of Pembrokeshire, splitting the area into two districts called
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well as Cambria House in Haverfordwest from Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council (which had been built in 1965 for
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Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert; Scourfield, Richard; Hughes, Stephen (2004).
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on 22 November 2001. The building was reported to have cost £10 million.
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For the meeting place of the pre-1974 Pembrokeshire County Council, see
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Further local government reorganisation in 1996 abolished
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East elevation with main entrance facing Freemens Way.
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Shire Hall, Haverfordwest

County Hall is located in Pembrokeshire
Haverfordwest
United Kingdom
Coordinates
51°48′06″N 4°57′59″W / 51.80169°N 4.96628°W / 51.80169; -4.96628
Welsh
Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire County Council
Pembrokeshire County Council
Preseli
South Pembrokeshire
Dyfed
Shire Hall, Haverfordwest
Dyfed County Council
Haverfordwest Rural District Council
Pembroke Dock
South Pembrokeshire District Council
Pembroke Borough Council
Pembroke Dock
Milford Haven

Western Cleddau
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
Queen Elizabeth II
"Local Government Act 1972"
legislation.gov.uk
The National Archives

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