Hammersmith Town Hall
| Hammersmith Town Hall | |
|---|---|
 Hammersmith Town Hall in 2008 | |
| Location | King Street, Hammersmith, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°29′30″N 00°14′03″W / 51.49167°N 0.23417°W |
| Built | 1939 |
| Architect | Ernest Berry Webber |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 19 March 1981 |
| Reference no. | 1079785 |
  Shown in Hammersmith and Fulham | |
Hammersmith Town Hall is the main administrative building for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located on King Street in Hammersmith. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The building was commissioned to replace an earlier town hall used by the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith in Hammersmith Broadway.[1] The current building, which was designed by Ernest Berry Webber, was completed in 1939.[1] It suffered bomb damage during the Blitz in 1940 and 1944, but was repaired in time for the victory celebrations in 1945. [2]The foyer was redecorated with murals of riverside scenes by Alfred Daniels and John Titcheli in 1956.[3]
The town hall was transferred to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1965.[1] A six-storey extension was completed in 1975.[1] In November 2019 work began to demolish the extension with a view to creating a civic campus with a public square, a cinema and new residential space.[4][5] The new civic campus was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.[6] It is due to reopen in 2023.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Historic England. "Hammersmith Town Hall (1079785)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Hammersmith Town Hall - A brief history". London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 92. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Civic Campus set to rejuvenate Hammersmith". London Borough of Hamersmith and Fulham. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Work Begins on King Street's Civic Campus". Hammersmith Today. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Rogers Stirk Harbour's Hammersmith town hall overhaul finally approved". Architect's Journal. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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