Newcastle Civic Centre

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civic centre modernist building municipal building

Newcastle Civic Centre is a modernist municipal building in Newcastle upon Tyne that houses the city council’s main offices and council chamber.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Newcastle Civic Centre canonical	4
Civic Centre of Newcastle upon Tyne	1
Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne	1
Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne	1
Newcastle City Hall	1
Newcastle upon Tyne Civic Centre	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4014151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Newcastle Civic Centre
Context triple: [Haymarket Metro station, servesLandmark, Newcastle Civic Centre]

A. Civic Theatre Newcastle
Civic Theatre Newcastle is a historic performing arts venue in Newcastle, New South Wales, renowned for hosting theatre, music, and cultural events.
B. Newcastle Museum
Newcastle Museum is a regional cultural and social history museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, showcasing the city's industrial heritage, local stories, and science exhibits.
C. Newcastle International Sports Centre
Newcastle International Sports Centre is a major multi-purpose sports stadium in Newcastle, Australia, best known for hosting professional football and rugby league matches.
D. Newcastle Art Gallery
Newcastle Art Gallery is a major public art museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, known for its significant collection of Australian art and diverse exhibitions.
E. Maitland Town Hall
Maitland Town Hall is a historic civic building and cultural landmark in Maitland, New South Wales, known for its heritage architecture and community functions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Newcastle Civic Centre
Target entity description: Newcastle Civic Centre is a modernist municipal building in Newcastle upon Tyne that houses the city council’s main offices and council chamber.

A. Civic Theatre Newcastle
Civic Theatre Newcastle is a historic performing arts venue in Newcastle, New South Wales, renowned for hosting theatre, music, and cultural events.
B. Newcastle Museum
Newcastle Museum is a regional cultural and social history museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, showcasing the city's industrial heritage, local stories, and science exhibits.
C. Newcastle International Sports Centre
Newcastle International Sports Centre is a major multi-purpose sports stadium in Newcastle, Australia, best known for hosting professional football and rugby league matches.
D. Newcastle Art Gallery
Newcastle Art Gallery is a major public art museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, known for its significant collection of Australian art and diverse exhibitions.
E. Maitland Town Hall
Maitland Town Hall is a historic civic building and cultural landmark in Maitland, New South Wales, known for its heritage architecture and community functions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civic centre ⓘ modernist building ⓘ municipal building ⓘ
address	Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ linked to: Newcastle Civic Centre
architect	George Kenyon ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
carillonBellsCount	25 ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ City and town halls in Tyne and Wear ⓘ Grade II* listed buildings in Tyne and Wear ⓘ Modernist architecture in England ⓘ
completionDate	1967 ⓘ
constructionStart	1960 ⓘ
coordinates	54.978°N 1.613°W ⓘ
country	England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
hasCarillon	yes ⓘ
hasPart	banqueting hall ⓘ carillon ⓘ civic hall ⓘ clock tower ⓘ council chamber ⓘ courtyard ⓘ fountain ⓘ offices ⓘ
hasSculpture	River God Tyne sculpture ⓘ Swans in Flight sculpture ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Grade II* listed building ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1995 ⓘ
houses	Newcastle City Council chamber ⓘ Newcastle City Council main offices ⓘ linked to: Newcastle City Council
inception	1968 ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	North East England ⓘ Tyne and Wear ⓘ
location	Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ
materialUsed	concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ stone ⓘ
numberOfStoreys	6 ⓘ
officialOpeningDate	1968-11-14 ⓘ
openedBy	Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth II
owner	Newcastle City Council ⓘ
postcode	NE1 8QH ⓘ
publiclyAccessible	yes ⓘ
usedFor	civic ceremonies ⓘ conferences ⓘ local government administration ⓘ public meetings ⓘ

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