Redbridge Town Hall
| 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1390560: Ilford Town Hall and former library (now planning offices) at the rear of the town hall (Grade II listing)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A History of the County of Essex - Volume 5 pp 249-266: The borough of Ilford (Victoria County History)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'London's Town Halls' (Historic England), page 162
- ↑ "How did Redbridge celebrate Victory in Europe Day in 1945?". Ilford Recorder. 8 May 2020. https://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/heritage/redbridge-ve-day-1945-1-6641873. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ "Redbridge Register Office (Redbridge Town Hall)". London Borough off Redbridge. https://find.redbridge.gov.uk/kb5/redbridge/fsd/service.page?id=BXFyTJnbcWI. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
