Chiswick Town Hall
Chiswick Town Hall | |
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![]() Chiswick Town Hall | |
Location | Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick |
Coordinates | 51°29′28″N 0°15′56″W / 51.49111°N 0.26556°W |
Built | 1876 |
Architect | William Joshua Trehearne |
Architectural style(s) | Italianate style |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Designated | 11 May 1994 |
Reference no. | 1260615 |
Chiswick Town Hall stands on Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick, London, facing Turnham Green. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
In the mid 19th century St Nicholas Parish Council had met in a variety of different locations including, latterly, the Boys' National School at Turnham Green.[2] After parish leaders found that this arrangement was inadequate for their needs, they elected to construct a purpose-built vestry hall: a site on Turnham Green, which had previously been open land,[3] was purchased for the benefit of the parish in 1874.[4]
The new building was designed by William Joshua Trehearne in the
After the area became an
In December 1901, a bust of the local painter, William Hogarth, which had been commissioned by the philanthropist, John Passmore Edwards, was unveiled by the painter, Sir William Richmond, in the newly named Hogarth Room.[8]
The building became the town hall of Chiswick Urban District in 1927 and of the merged
References
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- ISBN 978-0300096521.
- ^ "How Chiswick Celebrated the 1897 Jubilee". Brentford and Chiswick Local History Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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- ^ "Assault on Gaol Governor". Henley Advertiser. 7 December 1901. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "London Government Act 1963". Legislation.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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