Local Government Collection

Inauguration of the Townhall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Townhall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1858. The inauguration of the new public buildings in Nicholas-square, Newcastle, took place in the beginning of this month

Johannes Parker, Alderman and Councilor of Middelburg, 1670. Creator: Bernard Vaillant
Johannes Parker, Alderman and Councilor of Middelburg, 1670

Municipal Building from Court Square, Springfield, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Municipal Building from Court Square, Springfield, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920. Civil War memorial in foreground

'The County Council in it's New Home at Spring Gardens, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The County Council in it's New Home at Spring Gardens, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Nikola'i Alekseevich Miliutin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly...between 1880 and 86 Creator: Unknown
Nikola'i Alekseevich Miliutin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in uniform, between 1880 and 1886

Louis XVI received by the new Mayor of Paris, July 17 1789, (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Louis XVI is received by the new Mayor of Paris, Jean Sylvain Bailly, July 17 1789 (19th/early 20th century). One of the instigators of the Oath of the Tennis Court

Edinburgh: the Tolbooth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Edinburgh: the Tolbooth, 1864. Canongate Tolbooth, built in 1591, is a historic landmark of the Old Town. It was the centre of administration

Mr. John Thwaites, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works - from a photograph by Cox, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mr. John Thwaites, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works - from a photograph by Cox, 1858. First Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and the first Leader of local government in London

Splendid Hall for the Deliberations of the Members of the London County Council, c1935. County Hall, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, was designed by Ralph Knott and opened in 1922

Hammersmith Town Hall from Hammersmith Broadway, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Hammersmith Town Hall from Hammersmith Broadway, c1935. Town Hall building in Hammersmith, west London, designed by JH Richardson and opened in 1897. It was demolished in the 1960s

The New Palace on the Thames that is the Headquarters of the London County Council, c1935. County Hall, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London

City Hall, New York, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
City Hall, New York, USA, c1900. The seat of New York City government, the oldest city hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions

Sir Edwin Cornwall, 1907. Artist: John Collier
Sir Edwin Cornwall, 1907. Cornwall was Chairman of the London County Council in 1905-1906

Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton, 1912. Artist: John Singer Sargent
Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton, 1912. Swinton (1859-1937) was a member of the London County Council, representing Holborn from 1901-1922 and Dulwich from 1922

Southwark Town Hall, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, c1830. Artist: C Hill
Southwark Town Hall, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, c1830

Stadshuset (City Hall), Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Ragnar Ostberg, Stockholms City Hall was built between 1911 and 1923. It is the venue for the Nobel Prize banquet

Town Hall, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2007. Facade of the town hall, situated in the Plaza del Adelantado. The facade, which was remodelled in 1822 by Juan Nepomuceno Conejo

Town Hall, Riga, Latvia. The historic centre of the Latvian capital is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town hall with its Baroque style tower was rebuilt after being damaged during World War II

Town Hall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 2005. The Hall of the Trinity Guild was built in 1421. Today it forms part of the Town Hall of Kings Lynn

A meeting of Hammersmith Borough Council, c1903 (1903). From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

New County Hall and Boadicea Monument, London, c1925. County Hall, the headquarters of London County Council and later the Greater London Council located on the South Bank of the River Thames

Alderman Everitt Wells, early 20th century(?). Lantern slide

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, c1890. View showing the Post Office and Town Hall. The Town Hall was designed by Edmund Wright and built between 1863 and 1866

Post Office and Town Hall, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, c1880. Adelaides Town Hall was designed by Edmund Wright and built between 1863 and 1866

Hotel de Ville, Reims, France, 1882-1884. The Hotel de Ville (town hall) of Reims was built in 1627-1630. The pediment of the building is decorated with an equestrian statue of King Louis XIII of

Palace of the Government, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1895. Artist: A Frisch
Palace of the Government, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1895. A print from Sao Paulo, by Gustavo Koenigswald. (Sao Paulo, 1895)

The new council chamber Guildhall, City of London, 1886. Artist: W Griggs
The new council chamber Guildhall, City of London, 1886. Sir Horace Jones was the architect. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations

Council Chamber, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. Artist: William Griggs
Council Chamber, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Town Hall, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1830. Artist: R Winkles
Town Hall, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1830. Next door is the Surrey and Southwark Fire Office

Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, Islington, London, 1831. Artist:s Lacey
Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, Islington, London, 1831. This building was built in 1780 for the Middlesex Quarter Sessions of the justices of the peace and remained the administrative

Front Page of The Illustrated London News, 1887. Queen Victoria watching a circus performance at Olympia, West Kensington, London. 1887 marked the Queens Golden Jubilee

War Memorial and City Hall, Durban, South Africa. Designed by Stanley Hudson, Durbans City Hall was completed in 1910. The design of the building was inspired by Belfast City Hall in Northern

City Hall, Belfast, 1924-1926. Artist: WA Green
City Hall, Belfast, 1924-1926. Designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, Belfasts City Hall was completed in 1906. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I

City Hall and the Alster, Hamburg, Germany, late 19th century
City Hall and the Alster, Hamburg, Germany, late 19th 20th century. The Alster is a tributary of the river Elbe. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Hotel de Ville, Paris, France, 1820. Artist: C Heath
Hotel de Ville, Paris, France, 1820. The city hall of Paris, the Hotel de Ville was built in French Renaissance style between 1535 and 1628

Common Council Chamber, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. Artist: William Griggs
Common Council Chamber, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Sir James Macnaghten Hogg, Bart, MP, KCB, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir James Macnaghten Hogg, Bart, MP, KCB, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church

Melbourne Town Hall, Victoria, Australia, 1886. Melbourne Town Hall is the central municipal building of the city of Melbourne

Jan Gaspar Gevartius, 19th century. Artist: WH Worthington
Jan Gaspar Gevartius, 19th century. Portrait of Jean Gaspard Gaspar Gevaerts, a lawyer and secretary of the city of Antwerp

Concert programme to celebrate of the 50th anniversary of the Zemstvo (local government), 1914. Artist: Boris Zvorykin
Concert programme to celebrate of the 50th anniversary of the Zemstvo (local government), 1914. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

The River Seine and the Hotel de Ville, Paris, 1903. Built in 1871, from the exterior the Hotel de Ville is a faithful reproduction of the building burnt down by extremists during the Paris Commune

Moscow City Hall, Russia, 1910s. Moscows City Hall was built in the 1890s. The architect was Dmitry Chicagov, who won a competition to design the building

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