Newcastle Civic Centre
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Newcastle Civic Centre is a modernist municipal building in Newcastle upon Tyne that houses the city council’s main offices and council chamber.
All labels observed (5)
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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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modernist building ⓘ municipal building ⓘ |
| address |
Newcastle Civic Centre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne
|
| architect | George Kenyon ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| carillonBellsCount | 25 ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne
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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
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCarillon | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
banqueting hall
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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 ⓘ
surface form:
Newcastle City Council main offices
|
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
North East England
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Tyne and Wear ⓘ |
| location | Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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glass ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 6 ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 1968-11-14 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| owner | Newcastle City Council ⓘ |
| postcode | NE1 8QH ⓘ |
| publiclyAccessible | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civic ceremonies
ⓘ
conferences ⓘ local government administration ⓘ public meetings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Newcastle Civic Centre Description of subject: Newcastle Civic Centre is a modernist municipal building in Newcastle upon Tyne that houses the city council’s main offices and council chamber.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Civic Centre of Newcastle upon Tyne
this entity surface form:
Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne
this entity surface form:
Newcastle upon Tyne Civic Centre
this entity surface form:
Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne