page_title: London Marriott Hotel County Hall
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: London Marriott Hotel County Hall / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Entrance to Marriott London County Hall during the Hoildays
context_page_description: The London Marriott County Hall Hotel is a Grade-II listed hotel in Westminster, London. It has 206 bedrooms, some of which offer views of Big Ben.
context_section_description: The County Hall was designed by Ralph Knott in 1909 and work on the building began in 1912. In 1922 County Hall was officially opened by King George V and Queen Mary as the headquarters of the local government in London. The entire complex of seven buildings was completed in 1932 and the northern section of the building was built in 1933.
  The premises continued to expand, and became under control by the Greater London Council (GLC) in 1965. By the 1980s, the Labour controlled GLC was in conflict with the British Conservative Government. Since the Parliament buildings were just across the river from County Hall, the latter sported a large banner recording the total number of unemployed in London. Subsequently, the GLC was abolished by the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher in 1986. The London County Council (LCC) was established in 1889 by elected members of each London Borough in order to control public services within each borough. They focused on issues such as education, roads, city planning and council housing. For 64 years, County Hall served as the headquarters for local governments in London.
  Following the end of the GLC, the county hall sat vacant. It was purchased by the Shirayama Shokusan Corporation in 1993 and converted into a hotel in 1998.
caption: Entrance to London Marriott County Hall during the Holiday Season
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