Hammersmith Town Hall
| Hammersmith Town Hall | |
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Middlesex | |
|---|---|
 Hammersmith Town Hall in 2008 | |
| Type: | Town hall |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ22697845 |
| Location: | 51°29’30"N, 0°14’3"W |
| Town: | Hammersmith |
| History | |
| Address: | King Street |
| Built 1939 | |
| By: | Ernest Berry Webber |
| Town hall | |
| Information | |
Hammersmith Town Hall is the main administrative building Hammersmith and Fulham council, standing on King Street in Hammersmith, Middlesex. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The building was commissioned to replace an earlier town hall used by the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith in Hammersmith Broadway.[1] The current building, which was designed by Ernest Berry Webber, was completed in 1939.[1] It suffered bomb damage during the Blitz in 1940 and 1944, but was repaired in time for the victory celebrations in 1945. [2]
The foyer was redecorated with murals of riverside scenes by Alfred Daniels and John Titcheli in 1956.[3]
The town hall was inherited by the new Hammersmith and Fulham council on its creation in 1965.[1] A six-storey extension was completed in 1975.[1]
In November 2019, work began to demolish the extension with a view to creating a civic campus with a public square, a cinema and new residential space.[4][5] It is due to reopen in 2023.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 National Heritage List 1079785: Hammersmith Town Hall (Grade II listing)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hammersmith Town Hall - A brief history". https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/councillors-and-democracy/about-hammersmith-fulham-council/mayors-office/hammersmith-town-hall. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ↑ 'London's Town Halls' (Historic England)
- ↑ "Civic Campus set to rejuvenate Hammersmith". London Borough of Hamersmith and Fulham. 10 January 2020. https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/articles/news/2020/01/civic-campus-set-rejuvenate-hammersmith. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ↑ "Work Begins on King Street's Civic Campus". Hammersmith Today. 21 November 2019. http://www.hammersmithtoday.co.uk/default.asp?section=info&page=civiccampus001.htm. Retrieved 5 April 2020.