Miscellaneous documents
Reference: D/X 2201 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: County Hall, Durham: a record of its design and construction
Covering Dates: 1956-1963
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County Hall, Durham (Ref: D/X 2201)Photograph album (Ref: D/X 2201/1)Ref: D/X 2201/1
Photograph album: 'From Fiction to Fact in Durham 1956 - 1963 - The Story of the New County Hall in Photographs and Sketches', compiled by project architect J.J.S. 'Jack' Dixon, including notes, 1956-1963
(1 volume, disbound and containing 18 separate pages)
Ref: D/X 2201/1(1)Photograph of external view of county hall, 1963
Ref: D/X 2201/1(2)The start of the venture by the original design group, 1957
Model making after doing sketch design
Photograph of the model of county hall
Ref: D/X 2201/1(3)The start of the venture by the original design group, 1957
Model making after doing sketch design
Photograph of project architect J.J.S.Dixon and architect D.Staines working on model of county hall
Ref: D/X 2201/1(4)Photograph of the three project architects, M.J. Estell, J.J.S. Dixon (project architect), D. Staines, and finished model design for County Hall, 1957
Ref: D/X 2201/1(5)Photograph of original sketch of project, new County offices, Aykley Heads, Durham 1957
Ref: D/X 2201/1(6)Close up photograph of County Hall plastic model, front view, 1957
Ref: D/X 2201/1(7)Close up photograph of County Hall plastic model, front view, 1957
Ref: D/X 2201/1(8)Close up photograph of County Hall plastic model, rear view, 1957
Ref: D/X 2201/1(9)Photograph of County Hall plastic model from distance, 1957
Ref: D/X 2201/1(10)Photograph of model taken by original design group after completion of survey and preliminary sketch design for Durham County Hall, L.G. Mouchel and partners, R.W. Gregory and partners, n.d. [1957]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(11)Photograph of design model for Durham County Hall from above, n.d. [1957]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(12)Photograph of the site of Durham County Hall, n.d. [1957]
Survey team setting out survey lines and pegs. M.J. Estell, D. Staines, J.J.S. Dixon, M. Rochester and J.Deighton also assisted. All contributors from County Architects department of the late G.R. Clayton
Ref: D/X 2201/1(13)Photograph of the "frog pond" on the site of Durham County Hall, n.d. [1957]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(14)Photograph of the "frog pond" on the site of Durham County Hall from the rear, n.d. [1957]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(15)Photograph of commencement of operations on site of Durham County Hall, from distance, n.d. [1959]
Operations commenced in November by John Laing with I. Johnston as agent
Ref: D/X 2201/1(16)Photograph of operations on site of new County Hall, excavator and crane at work, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(17)Photograph of grader at work on the terrain of Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(18)Photograph of site Durham County Hall from distance after operations commence, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(19)Photograph, the state of the site of future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Boreholes had been taken and many underground water courses traced in order to drain lake and pond to clear the site
Ref: D/X 2201/1(20)Photograph of the state of the site of Durham County Hall. Drainage and clearing work, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(21)Photograph of the state of the site. Drainage and clearing work, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(22)Photograph of artificial lake being built on site of Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(23)Photograph of the lake being built on site of Durham County Hall as first operation, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(24)Photograph of groundwork on site of County Hall, from distance, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(25)Photograph of operations underway on future County Hall site, early stage, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(26)Photograph of tower crane on drained site of future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(27)Photograph of sheet piling, Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
The state of the site after the lake and main surface drain had been laid at the architect's recommendation. The condition of the site was much improved.
Ref: D/X 2201/1(28)Photograph of men at work dealing with rain water, County Hall, Durham, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(29)Photograph of foundation works on site of Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(30)Photograph of state of site during foundation laying for County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(31)Photograph of sheet piling to plant room 3 of Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(32)Photograph of foundation works in progress on the site of Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(33)Photograph of foundation works in progress on the site of County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(34)Photograph of men at work on the foundations of County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(35)Photograph of heavy press machine for laying foundations on site County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(36)Photograph of foundations laid on site of County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(37)Photograph of start of work on electricity sub-station for County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(38)Photograph of masonry work, electricity sub-station of County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(39)Photograph of electricity sub-station being built up from ground, Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(40)Photograph of electricity sub-station façade painting, Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(41)Photograph of foundation cage on site of Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(42)Photograph of men at work on foundation cages for Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(43)Photograph of foundation work of Durham County Hall rising up from ground n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(44)Photograph of foundation laying on site of County Hall, survey from distance n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(45)Photograph of more foundation work on site of future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(46)Photograph of foundation works on site of future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Gregory's men: J.S. McCullough, J. Waller, W. Carr, A. Richardson
Ref: D/X 2201/1(47)Photograph of vibrating the concrete plant room n.3 of County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(48)Photograph of men on site of the steelwork for future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(49)Photograph of some of the steelwork to foundation of future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(50)Photograph of foundation cages for future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(51)Photograph of more foundation cages of future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(52)Photograph of concreting commencing by mono-rail for future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(53)Photograph of blinding concrete already laid, to take foundation cages for future County Hall construction to commence, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(54)Photograph of true foundation beginning after concreting for future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Mouchel's men under L. Dobson, J. Henderson, P. Prike
Ref: D/X 2201/1(55)Photograph of men working on foundations of future County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(56)Photograph of operations proceeding on site of County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(57)Photograph of state of the site after commencement of laying foundations of Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(58)Photograph of where the original pond used to be, operations on County Hall site, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(59)Photograph of County Hall building, skeletal structure rising from ground, tower crane from distance, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(60)Photograph of white concrete columns being set up, County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(61)Photograph of white concrete structure, County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Many white columns were set up to test for the ideal mix which was soon achieved
Ref: D/X 2201/1(62)Photograph of the lake being built on County Hall site as first operation, n.d. [1959]
White concrete surroundings
Ref: D/X 2201/1(63)Photograph: the structure rises n.1, Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(64)Photograph: the structure rises n.2, Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Various architects were engaged on scheme from time to time
Ref: D/X 2201/1(65)Photograph: the county hall structure rises n.3, Durham County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Architect for project-J.J. Scott Dixon, assisted by H. Hopkins, D. Coates, C. Baxter.
Ref: D/X 2201/1(66)Photograph of County Hall structure's skeletal frame rising, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(67)Photograph of County Hall structure rising with tower crane n.1, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(68)Photograph of County Hall structure rising with tower crane n.2, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(69)Photograph of County Hall structure rising with tower crane n.3, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(70)Photograph of County Hall ancillary site, view from above, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(71)Photograph of County Hall structure rising with tower crane from distance, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(72)Photograph of work in progress on County Hall site, view from above n.1, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(73)Photograph of work in progress on County Hall site, view from above n.2, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(74)Photograph of Q.S. hut [Quantity Surveyor's hut] beside County Hall structure rising, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(75)Photograph of stone cladding, Springwell stone, piled up on construction site of County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(76)Photograph: view from distance of County Hall structure rising and peripheral work on site, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(77)Photograph of County Hall structure shaping up, view from above, from distance, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(78)Photograph of County Hall restaurant block being built up, at rear of building, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(79)Photograph of County Hall restaurant block being built up, from above, n.d. [1959]
Architects in charge of project: P.Tong and C.Baxter.
Ref: D/X 2201/1(80)Photograph of County Hall restaurant block being built up, internal details n.1, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(81)Photograph of County Hall restaurant block being built up, internal details n.2, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(82)Photograph of County Hall skeletal structure rising with tower crane; construction materials and huts on site, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(83)Photograph of white concrete west end of north wing of County Hall, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(84)Photograph of southward view from north wing of County Hall building, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(85)Photograph of north wing of County Hall, internal detail, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(86)Photograph of cars parked before the almost finished Durham County Hall structure, n.d. [1963]
Colour photographs by J.Dykes
Ref: D/X 2201/1(87)Fibreglass Durham County Council coat of arms stamp, by Webster Davidson, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(88)Photograph of County Hall, view from parking lot and grass walks, n.d. [1963]
Colour photograph by J.Dykes
Ref: D/X 2201/1(89)Photograph of work still in progress for additional section of County Hall; J.Dykes, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(90)Photograph of original sketch for mosaic mural for Durham County Council by J.J.S.Dixon, n.d. [1963]
Langley commissioned T.W.Pattison to set it out as shown
Ref: D/X 2201/1(91)Photograph of the main Council Chamber in County Hall, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(92)Photograph from newspaper (Durham City Diary) cutting describing the impressiveness of the new Council Chamber in County Hall, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(93)Photograph of main architect J.J.S. Dixon with County Hall structure shaping up in the background, n.d. [1959]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(94)Photograph from newspaper (Durham City Diary) cutting of flag ports protruding from the west wall of County Hall, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(95)Photograph from newspaper (Durham City Diary) cutting of one of the County Hall committee rooms, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(96)Photograph from newspaper (Durham City Diary) cutting, a detail from the sculptures on the North wall of County Hall representing railways, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(97)Photograph of fibreglass Durham County Council coat of arms by Webster Davidson, colour, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(98)Photograph from newspaper (Durham City Diary) cutting of airy entrance to the County Hall committee rooms and the new Council Chamber, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(99)Photograph of view from above County Hall and surrounding area, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(100)Photograph of County Hall and surrounding area; view from westward, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(101)Photograph of distant aerial survey of County Hall and landscape, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(102)Photograph of County Hall's west wing. The End of the line, opened Monday 14 October 1963
Ref: D/X 2201/1(103)Photographs of Durham Room and Lady Members' Retiring Room, County Hall, n.d. [1963]
Ref: D/X 2201/1(104)Photograph of County Hall's main entrance, n.d. [1963]
Photographs (Ref: D/X 2201/2/1-2)Ref: D/X 2201/2/1Photograph of Durham County Hall main entrance from east close up, n.d. [1963]
(1 photograph, 24cm x 20cm, black and white)
Ref: D/X 2201/2/2Photograph of Durham County Hall from east wall, night time, n.d. [1963]
(1 photograph, 23cm x 27cm, black and white)
Newspaper cuttings (Ref: D/X 2201/3/1-3)Ref: D/X 2201/3/1Newspaper cutting, Durham City Diary, 'Mosaic Tells the Stories', 27 April 1963
Includes photograph of mosaic mural on the south wall of County Hall
Ref: D/X 2201/3/2Newspaper cutting, unidentified newspaper, 'Tenth and Twentieth Century Meet in Durham: County Hall "Best Building Since Cathedral"', n.d. [1963]
Includes photographs of County Hall, Durham County Council heraldic crest and Alderman Andrew Cunningham, Chairman of Durham County Council
Ref: D/X 2201/3/3Newspaper cutting, unidentified newspaper, 'A Peep into County Hall', n.d. [1963]
Includes photographs of Council Chamber and exterior east wall of County Hall , with architect
Notes (Ref: D/X 2201/4)Ref: D/X 2201/4Hand written pencil notes 'Some thoughts on the design of the New County Hall at Durham by the Project Architect ( J.J.S. Dixon), Autumn 1956-1962'
(2 papers)
