Redbridge Town Hall

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Redbridge Town Hall

Essex


Redbridge Town Hall
Type: Town hall
Location
Grid reference: TQ43888648
Location: 51°33’32"N, -0°4’27"E
Town: Ilford
History
Address: High Road
Built 1901
By: Ben Woollard
Town hall
Renaissance style
Information

Redbridge Town Hall, also known by its original name, Ilford Town Hall, is a municipal building in High Road, Ilford, in Essex, built in 1901. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

In the late 19th century, Ilford's town council was based in rooms above a shop in Cranbrook Road before moving into a rented schoolroom in Ilford Hall in High Road in 1898.[2] The new building, which was designed by Ben Woollard in the Renaissance style, was opened as Ilford Town Hall in 1901.[1] The design involved a large public hall to the east and the council offices to the west.[3] The building was established as the offices of Ilford Urban District Council and went on to be the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Ilford when the area secured that status in 1926.[2] A library was built to the south in 1927 and further alterations were carried out in 1933.[3]

The town hall was covered with flags and bunting in May 1945 to celebrate Victory in Europe Day.[4]

In 1965 Ilford's council was abolished and replaced with a large 'Redbridge' council, and the town hall ceased to be the local seat of government. It was subsequently used as a venue for large events and as the local registrars' office.[5]

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