Changes to the built environment of the Guildhall Complex covering the period from 1884, discussing the ‘new’ Council Chamber, the Great Hall of Guildhall, the former Art Gallery, North Office Block & West Wing offices, the construction of new Guildhall Art Gallery incorporating the remains of the Roman Amphitheatre; the Guildhall Improvement Project; changes in organisational behaviour with examples given of changes to committee meetings; changing role of Chairman of Policy Committee and that of Chief Commoner. Continue reading “Best of the Old with the Best of the New – The Guildhall Complex and its Relationship with Organisational Change”
Category: Guildhall
The Rebuilding of the Guildhall Art Gallery
An account by Richard Gilbert Scott, architect of the scheme, of the tortuous process which led to the rebuilding of the Guildhall Art Gallery. While it received planning permission in 1964 it was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1999. Continue reading “The Rebuilding of the Guildhall Art Gallery”
