Tottenham Town Hall
Tottenham Town Hall | |
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Location | Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham |
Coordinates | 51°35′14″N 0°04′21″W / 51.5873°N 0.0724°W |
Built | 1905 |
Architect | Arnold Taylor and Rutherford Jemmett |
Architectural style(s) | Baroque style |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Designated | 9 August 1988 |
Reference no. | 1249634 |
Tottenham Town Hall is a municipal building in Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham, London. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
In the 19th century the
The foundation stone for the new facility was laid on 6 October 1904.[2] The building was designed by Arnold Taylor and Rutherford Jemmett in the Baroque style; it was officially opened by the Chairman of the Council, T H Camp, on 2 November 1905.[1] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with seven bays facing onto Town Hall Approach Road; the central section of five bays featured a doorway with a stone surround flanked by Tuscan order pilasters on the ground floor; there were tall rounded-headed windows with Gibbs surround arches flanked with Ionic order columns in the centre and Ionic order pilasters beyond on the first floor; there was a cupola with a clock at roof level.[1] The principal room was the council chamber on the first floor.[1]
The building became the headquarters of the
The town hall ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged
The adjacent swimming baths and the fire station, which both formed part of the original composition, were redeveloped as an arts centre and as a restaurant in 2007[12] and 2015 respectively.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Tottenham Town Hall, Haringey (1249634)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 105. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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- ^ "Forget France - London Has Its Own River Moselle". The Londonist. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Hall of fame: landmark Tottenham Town Hall starts new page in its history". Tottenham Independent. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Bernie Grant Arts Centre". AJ Buildings Library. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Planning Committee: Old Fire Station, Town Hall Approach Road". London Borough of Haringay. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2020.