Wandsworth Town Hall
| Wandsworth Town Hall | |
|
Surrey | |
|---|---|
 Wandsworth Town Hall | |
| Type: | Town hall |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ25797471 |
| Location: | 51°27’27"N, 0°11’27"W |
| Town: | Wandsworth |
| History | |
| Address: | Fairfield Street |
| Built 1937 | |
| By: | Edward A. Hunt |
| Town hall | |
| International Moderne | |
| Information | |
Wandsworth Town Hall is a municipal building on the corner of the High Street and Fairfield Street in Wandsworth, Surrey. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The building has its origins in a 19th-century vestry hall designed by George Patrick in a mixture of the Italianate and French Renaissance styles.[2] It went on to become the headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth in 1900.[3]
A modest two-storey structure faced in red-brick over channelled stone, designed by Ernest Elford in the Classical style, and now known as the "civic suite", was erected in the High Street in 1927.[2][4]
This was followed by a huge stone facility to the east on the corner of the High Street and Fairfield Street, designed by Edward A. Hunt in the 'International Moderne style' and originally known as the "municipal buildings".[2] The façade of Hunt's building was embellished by a frieze, carved by David Evans and John Linehan, depicting local historical scenes.[2] The new building was officially opened by Queen Mary on 14 July 1937.[5]
The complex continued to function as the local seat of government when in 1965 the council was abolished and replaced with a new, enlarged Wandsworth council. The original vestry hall was demolished in the 1970s to make way for a modern office block designed by Culpin and Partners located behind the civic suite.[2]
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1244323: Wandsworth Town Hall (Grade II listing)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 'London's Town Halls' (Historic England), page 201
- ↑ "London Government Act 1899". Butterworth and Co.. https://archive.org/details/londongovernmen00deptgoog/page/n7/mode/2up. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "Civic Suite Brochure". London Borough of Wandsworth. https://enablelc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Wandsworth_Civic_Suite_Brochure_2015-1.pdf. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "Old Town Hall and Municipal Offices, Wandsworth". London Gardens and Trust. https://londongardenstrust.org/inventory/gardens-online-record.php?ID=WND034. Retrieved 16 May 2020.