Central Hall

Central Hall is a building of the University of York, England, designed by John Speight in the brutalist style. It was constructed in 1966–1968. The hall is seen as a tour de force of the university, appearing on merchandise and often used as a background for university publicity.

Photo: Johnteslade, Public domain.

Type: University building
Description: building in Heslington, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Central Hall, University of York”
Address: York, YO10 5DD
Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Derwent College and Alcuin College.

Derwent College

University

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Derwent College is a college of the University of York, and alongside Langwith College was one of the first two colleges to be opened following the university's inception. Derwent College is situated 950 feet east of Central Hall.

Alcuin College

University

Alcuin College is a college of the University of York located on Siward's Howe, York, England. It is one of eleven colleges of the university, being the nearest to the library on the Heslington West campus. Alcuin College is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Central Hall.

James College

University

James College is a college at the University of York in the United Kingdom. It is known as the "Sports College" largely due to its prowess on the Sports field but also has a diversity of events that cater to all tastes. James College is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Central Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heslington and Tang Hall.

Heslington

Village

Photo: Sam Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heslington is a suburban village and civil parish within the City of York district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, south-east of the centre of York.

Tang Hall

Suburb

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tang Hall is a suburban district of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England. The name is derived from the Anglo Saxon Tang, which means the meeting place of two becks, and a Hall that stood on Fourth Avenue until the 1970s.

Fishergate

Suburb

Fishergate is a street and surrounding area of York, England.

Central Hall

Categories: multi-purpose hall, theater building, convention center, concert hall, building, and education
Location: Heslington, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.94704° or 53° 56′ 49″ north

Longitude

-1.05297° or 1° 3′ 11″ west

Levels

Open location code

9C5WWWWW+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 59337847

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

OpenStreetMap attribute

roof-shape=pyramidal

Wikidata ID

Q56479453

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