County Hall () is a municipal building in Llandrindod Wells, Wales. It is the headquarters of Powys County Council.

History

Following the implementation of the

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, which established county councils in every county, it became necessary to find a meeting place for Radnorshire County Council: from an early stage the full county council established a tradition of holding its meetings at the Pump House Hotel on Spa Road East in Llandrindod Wells. However, the county council also needed premises for council officers and their departments and established the "County Buildings" in the High Street at Llandrindod Wells in 1909. The county council then moved their staff to larger offices at the former Gwalia Hotel in Ithon Road in 1950. Following the implementation of the

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, Radnorshire County Council was abolished and the new Powys County Council decided to acquire the disused Pump House Hotel, not just as their meeting place but for use as their office headquarters as well, in 1974. After the former hotel was found to be structurally unsound, county leaders decided to procure a new building; the site they selected was just to the east of the former hotel but still within its grounds. The works began with the demolition of the Pump House Hotel: the former pump house itself, where the

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had been used for the treatment of patients, was retained. The new building, which was designed in the Postmodern style as a series of connected pavilions, was officially opened on 27 November 1990. The county council moved its archives centre off the cramped County Hall site to new premises in Ddole Road in October 2017. It then sought planning permission (from its own planning committee) to expand the capacity of the County Hall complex, by erecting a single storey extension and a new reception hall, in February 2020. Works of art in County Hall include a portrait of

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by Leonard Boden.

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{{Government buildings in Wales L Buildings and structures in Powys Government buildings completed in 1990 Llandrindod Wells