Hampstead Town Hall
| Hampstead Town Hall | |
|---|---|
 Hampstead Town Hall | |
| Location | Hampstead |
| Coordinates | 51°33′04″N 0°09′59″W / 51.5510°N 0.1665°W |
| Built | 1878 |
| Architect | Henry Edward Kendall and Frederick Mew |
| Architectural style(s) | Italianate style |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 1 August 1994 |
| Reference no. | 1378818 |
  Shown in Camden | |
Hampstead Town hall is a municipal building on Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, London. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The facility was commissioned as the offices of the Hampstead Vestry.[2] It was designed by Henry Edward Kendall and Frederick Mew in the Italianate style and was built by William Shepherd of Bermondsey; the building was opened without ceremony in June 1878.[2] Meetings of the Hampstead Antiquarian and Historical Society were held at the town hall from 1897.[3] It became the headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead when it was formed in 1900.[4] A substantial extension was built to a design by John Murray in the Baroque style, extending south west along Belsize Avenue in 1911.[2]
During the Second World War, air raid shelters were built in the grounds.[5] It ceased to function as the local of seat of government when the enlarged London Borough of Camden was formed in 1965.[6] Instead it served as the local Registry Office but large sections of the building had fallen into a state of disrepair by the 1990s.[7] It was subsequently converted, to the designs of Burrell Foley Fischer with a large glass atrium, for use as an arts centre in 2000.[2]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Hampstead Town Hall and attached walls and piers (1378818)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 32. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Baker, T F T; Bolton, Diane K; Croot, Patricia E C (1989). "'Hampstead: Social and Cultural Activities', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9, Hampstead, Paddington, ed. C R Elrington". London: British History Online. pp. 81–91. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Terry, Warner; Morle, Bartlett. "London Government Act 1899". Butterworth & Co. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Old Hampstead Town Hall". Open House London. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Our Building". Wac Arts. Retrieved 28 April 2020.