Porchester Hall
The Porchester Centre is a Grade II listed house at the junction of Queensway and Porchester Road in Bayswater, London W2.
History
It was built in 1923-25 by the local architect Herbert Shepherd.[1] and was originally called Porchester Hall.
In 1927-29, it was extended by Shepherd and H. A. Thomerson, adding Turkish baths, a library and assembly rooms.[1]
English Heritage note that, "The Turkish baths complex is now exceptionally rare, and is thought to be the best surviving example, whilst the hall is an unusually rich example of its date."[1]
Performance venue
Several notable pop music acts have performed there, including Pink Floyd,[2] Van Morrison, and Amy Winehouse.[3] The "Mr. Creosote" sketch from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life was filmed here in summer 1982. Also Jeff Lynne's ELO performed here in Nov 2015.
References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Porchester Centre, Porchester Road W2 (1262987)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 July 2017
- ^ Glenn Povey (2007). Echoes: The Complete History of Pink Floyd. Mind Head Publishing. p. 1864. ISBN 978-0-9554624-0-5. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Hannah Pool. "The Sunday papers with ... Hannah Pool | Hannah Pool | Opinion". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-07-05.