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Shire Hall, Shinfield Park, Shinfield, Wokingham, 02/04/1982. Creator: John Laing plc.

Shire Hall, Shinfield Park, Shinfield, Wokingham, 02/04/1982. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-887-628 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Shire Hall, Shinfield Park, Shinfield, Wokingham, 02/04/1982. Lewis Moss, Chairman of Berkshire County Council, greeting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the official opening of the Shire Hall, headquarters of Berkshire County Council. Laing's South London Region started working on Berkshire's new County HQ at Shinfield Park in early 1976 and completed building work in 1980 with the official opening taking place in April 1982. At the official opening, attended by the Queen and Prince Philip, there were 5000 local schoolchildren lining the street outside the building.

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Creator
  1. John Laing plc, attributed to: British: construction and civil engineering company
Subject
  1. Queen Elizabeth II: British: Queen
  2. Lewis Moss: British: Chairman of Berkshire County Council
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Wokingham Shinfield

  1. 51 24 00 N , 000 57 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5275x5358
File Size : 27,602kb

Aliases

  1. JLP01/09/820800
  1. jlp01_09_820800
  1. 0250011275
  1. 2-887-628
  1. 2887628
  1. JLP01/09/820800

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