There are two sides to every story, and this has definitely been the case in regards to Mold’s Shire Hall. Love it or hate it, what side were you on?

The council offices in Mold have been a prominent sight in the town for decades.

County Hall/Shire Hall, has been abseiled down, seen many a protest outside its front doors and been the backdrop for countless court cases.

The majority of the building has now been demolished, having become too expensive to run for local authority, Flintshire County Council, with annual operating costs of £1.2m and estimated maintenance costs for the next 25 years predicted at £26m.

Built in 1968, the structure has long divided opinion, some calling it iconic, others an eyesore.

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As only the main part of the building remains, we asked people for their views on what would appear to be the architectural version of Marmite, you either love it or hate it.

Keith Roberts: "Awful and glad it's gone. Seemed to be designed by those trendy right on architects from the 60s."

Ann Hebden: "I could never understand how the design was ever agreed, totally wrong for such lovely surroundings."

Chris Brown: "I always found it rather iconic of the 60s. I do see the dislike people have, and even get it, but I rather liked it."

Darin Dobson: "Iconic, I always liked it."

Shire Hall, Mold.

Shire Hall, Mold.

Liz Carter-Jones: "I love a bit of brutalist architecture, it's iconic."

John Atkinson noted: "Local band The Immediate even used this stylised image on the cover of their 'Mold' EP."

Neil Evans made an observation about the look: "I've always liked the exterior design. Very reminiscent of the original American Embassy in London."

Backed up by Allan Fellows: "Designed by Flintshire county architect Robert Harvey, a Cilcain resident in the 1960s but it owed much to the design of Eero Saarinen, a Finnish-American architect who designed the former US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London, now known as The Chancery Rosewood Hotel."

Several of those who worked there have a soft spot for the structure.

Louisa Greenly: "I've worked there for 16 years, 12 of which were on the top floor of phase 1, with spectacular views of Moel Famau and the surrounding hills. I love the building, I like the design."

Moira Owen: "Iconic indeed. Especially for me who worked there for 40 years. It would be sad not too see it on the skyline of Mold. The views are great from the sixth floor."

Matthew Ellis: "Iconic, brutalist architecture. And a cracking canteen!"

Ben Steventon: "I still work there. From the upper floors the views over Moel Famau are stunning."

Shire Hall, Mold.

Shire Hall, Mold.

But not everyone agreed, with Rob Edwards adding: "I worked in it for 10 years. Absolutely hated the building, inside and out. It's a complete blot on the landscape."

Rick Rich Walters: "I never used to like it, but over the past 20 years I have developed a greater appreciation of the buildings, once it's gone I'm sure many would miss it."

Tom Arthur: "I like it now, but I wasn't always a fan of brutalist architecture.

"I remember as a child when driving past thinking it looked like some sort of futuristic prison.

"As my mum was a teacher in Clwyd/Flintshire I'd often hear her mention Shire Hall but it took years for me to associate this building with that name, to my young mind Shire Hall always sounded like it belonged to an old mansion or stately home."

Rob Garnett: "I love it, always reminds me of travelling on the bus from Alltami to Mold with my Mum in the early 70s as a kid.

"She would point it out as we passed, the size of it always impressed me!"

Sheryle Price-Jones: "As a lover of all things modernist, post modernist and brutalist and having studied the works of Frank Lloyd Wright at university, I always loved seeing Shire Hall welcoming me back to the area to visit family and friends.

"Love it or loathe it, the buildings were instantly recognisable, especially when national TV reported from outside the courts."