Southgate Town Hall
| Southgate Town Hall | |
|
Middlesex | |
|---|---|
 Southgate Town Hall | |
| Type: | Former town hall |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ30949242 |
| Location: | 51°36’55"N, 0°6’37"W |
| Town: | Southgate |
| History | |
| Built 1893 | |
| By: | Arthur Rowland Barker |
| Former town hall | |
| Queen Anne | |
| Information | |
Southgate Town hall is a municipal building in Green Lanes, Southgate, Middlesex.
History
The building was commissioned by the local board of health in the early 1890s. The building was designed by Arthur Rowland Barker in the Queen Anne style, and was completed in 1893.[1] It became the offices of the Southgate Urban District Council in 1894.
In 1914, the town hall was extended southwards, doubling its size, with a clock tower and large porch added to the main structure.[1] In continued to serve as the council headquarters (form 1933 as the 'Municipal Borough of Southgate'. It served as the Civil Defence Control Centre during the Second World War.
In 1965 Southgate's council was abolished and the building ceased to function as the local of seat of government. It was subsequently used as the Local History Archive until 2009 when it was deemed surplus to requirements and marketed for sale.[2] It was converted for residential use in 2015 and is now known as "Prytaneum Court" (Prytaneion is a Greek word meaning "seat of government").[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'London's Town Halls' (Historic England), page 60
- ↑ "Southgate Town Hall: Supplementary Planning Document". London Borough of Enfield. 1 October 2011. https://new.enfield.gov.uk/services/improving-enfield/neighbourhood-regeneration-information-southgate-town-hall-planning-brief-october-2011.pdf. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ "Prytaneum Court, 251 Green Lanes, London". Winkworth. https://www.winkworth.co.uk/properties/sales/prytaneum-court-251-green-lanes-london-n13/PGN150328. Retrieved 1 May 2020.