A view of the Harrogate Conference Centre during construction, seen from King's Road to the south, showing the auditorium building and the edge of an office block

Date:
1 Dec 1978
Location:
Harrogate Conference Centre, King's Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LA
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Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Harrogate Convention Centre, King's Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LA
Reference:
JLP01/09/783493
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

In 1976, Laing were awarded the contract for the construction of the Harrogate Conference Centre complex. This involved an exhibition hall, an auditorium capable of seating approximately 2000 people, an office block, a two-storey underground car park and a department store. Work on the complex was completed in 1981/2, and the centre was quickly chosen as the host venue for the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/09 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives 1974-1994; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Late 20th Century Conference Centre, Construction