Southampton Civic Centre

Southampton Civic Centre
Southampton Civic Centre
LocationSouthampton, England
Coordinates50°54′28.78″N 1°24′23.46″W / 50.9079944°N 1.4065167°W / 50.9079944; -1.4065167
Built1939; 85 years ago (1939)
ArchitectErnest Berry Webber
Architectural style(s)Classical style
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated10 October 1980
Reference no.1092036
Southampton Civic Centre is located in Southampton
Southampton Civic Centre
Location in Southampton

The Civic Centre is a municipal building located in the Cultural Quarter area within the city of Southampton, England. It comprises offices occupied by Southampton City Council, the SeaCity Museum, the Guildhall, the Southampton City Art Gallery, and the city library. It was designed by the English architect Ernest Berry Webber in the Classical style in 1929 and constructed over a ten-year period. It was completed in 1939. Pevsner's Hampshire: South describes it as "the most ambitious civic building erected in the provinces in the interwar years".[1] It was designated as a Grade II* listed building in 1980.[2]

  1. ^ O'Brien et al. 2018, p. 614.
  2. ^ Historic England (10 October 1980). "Southampton Civic Centre (1092036)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2020.