Wokingham Town Hall
Wokingham Town Hall | |
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Location | The Market Place, Wokingham |
Coordinates | 51°24′37″N 0°50′02″W / 51.4102°N 0.8338°W |
Built | 1860 |
Architect | William Ford Poulton and William Henry Woodman |
Architectural style(s) | Gothic style |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Town Hall |
Designated | 2 October 1969 |
Reference no. | 1303481 |
Wokingham Town Hall is a municipal building in Wokingham, Berkshire, England. The building is the meeting place of Wokingham Town Council and is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
History
The original building on the site was a
The new building, which was designed by William Ford Poulton and William Henry Woodman in the
The borough council, which met in the town hall, was reformed under the
The building continued to serve as the headquarters of Wokingham Municipal Borough Council for much of the 20th century until the council moved to new council offices in Wellington Road in 1965.[8]
Following the local government reorganisation implemented under the Local Government Act 1972, the council offices in Wellington Road became the new home of the enlarged Wokingham District Council in 1974[9] and the town hall became the home of the new parish council, which was designated Wokingham Town Council.[8] The building also contained the local fire station until it moved to Denton Road in July 1990.[10][11]
Important works of art in the town hall include portraits by Godfrey Kneller of King George I[12] and of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough,[13] a portrait by Michael Dahl of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough[14] and a portrait by Anthony van Dyck depicting a lady and a child.[15]
In popular culture
The area outside the town hall was a venue in the 1970 film, See No Evil starring Mia Farrow.[16][17]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Historic England. "Town Hall (1303481)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Wokingham History". The Wokingham Society. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Wokingham Town Hall". Wokingham Virtual Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Municipal Corporations Act 1883 (46 & 46 Vict. Ch. 18) (PDF). 1883. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Former Police Station (1319152)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Phyllys Pleasance Pigott". Wokingham Virtual Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Distinguished Visitors Book". Wokingham Virtual Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b "The Council". Wokingham Town Council. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ISBN 0-10-547072-4.
- ^ "Workingham Fire Station: Denton Road". Fire Stations. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Faulty Wokingham fire station forces crews back to old building". Get Reading. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Kneller, Godfrey. "George I (1660–1727)". Art UK. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Kneller, Godfrey. "John Churchill (1650–1722), Duke of Marlborough, KG". Art UK. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Dahl, Michael. "Sarah Churchill (1660–1744), Duchess of Marlborough". Art UK. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Van Dyck, Anthony. "Portrait of a Lady and a Child". Art UK. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "14 things you may not know about Wokingham Town Hall". Get Reading. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Bell, Jim (2016). Memories of Wokingham Town Hall 1947-2005. The Wokingham Society.