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Richmondshire District Council Opens new Head Quarters A £2M state-of-the-art office complex which sees all Richmondshire District Council services housed in one building for the first time in its history opened in November 2013. Mercury House has been created in the former Lower School site in Richmond. Plans to create a new base were in the pipeline for many years, and redeveloping the old school has meant the old offices in Swale House, Frenchgate and Friars Wood and the community office in Dundas Street closed and services transferred to the new building. The name Mercury House was chosen after local people were asked to come up with a new name for the building. Sixty suggestions were made, including references to the River Swale. But members of the Council agreed that Mercury House should be adopted - with its links to Mercury Bridge, which lies close to the building. That was renamed
in 1975 in honour of the Royal Corps of Signals which adopted mercury as its symbol on its cap bridge. Deputy Council Leader, Councillor Mark Griffiths, said: “Mercury is also the ancient Roman god for messages and communication so is a very appropriate name for the Council. “Our new name reflects the business the building will be used for and is a name that will take the District Council, Richmond and Richmondshire into the next phase of their history together.” The last meeting at Swale House took place in October 2013 before the move to the new offices, which saw its Mercury House sign erected in the middle of November. It opened for business on 26th November 2013. The Richmondshire district covers 509 square miles and is larger than four English counties. But with just 51,400 residents it is one of the most sparsely
populated district councils in the country. With boundaries stretching from the River Tees to Cumbria, the area is predominantly rural in character and a large part is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The largest town in the district is historic Richmond with its Norman Castle, cobbled market place, famous Georgian Theatre Royal and elegant Georgian buildings.
Richmondshire District Council, Mercury House, Station Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4JX. T: 01748 829100
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