Southampton Guildhall opened on February 13, 1937, and is in a Civic Center which is a municipal building located in the Cultural Quarter area within the city of Southampton.
The Guildhall, which was designed with a large portico with six Ionic order columns with pediment above, was intended to complement the rest of the Civic Suite and was opened by the Earl of Derby on 13 February 1937. Southampton Guildhall (branded the O2 Guildhall Southampton) is a multipurpose venue which forms the East Wing of the Civic Centre in Southampton, England. The Civic Centre is a municipal building located in the Cultural Quarter area within the city of Southampton. 
13 February 1937 (1937-02-13) Civic Centre The Civic Centre is a municipal building located in the Cultural Quarter area within the city of Southampton. 
