2-879-238 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

County Hall, A6352, Aykley Heads, Durham, County Durham, 03/08/1960. Councillor JS Goodwin, Chairman of Durham County Council, with a group of dignitaries ceremonially laying the foundation stone for the County Offices at Durham. John Laing and Son Ltd were contracted to build new county offices at Aykley Heads, Durham. The difficult task of levelling the hilltop site began in November 1959. The work was completed in 1963 and HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, officially opened the county offices on 14th October. The complex included committee rooms, a main office block, hexagonal council chamber, cafeteria, recreation block, library stock room and more.