Southgate Town Hall

Southgate Town hall is a municipal building in Green Lanes, Southgate, London.

Southgate Town Hall
Southgate Town Hall
LocationSouthgate
Coordinates51.6154°N 0.1102°W / 51.6154; -0.1102
Built1893
ArchitectArthur Rowland Barker
Architectural style(s)Queen Anne style
Shown in Enfield

History

The building was commissioned by the local board of health in the early 1890s.[1] The building, which was designed by Arthur Rowland Barker in the Queen Anne style, was completed in 1893.[2] It was extended southwards doubling its size, with a clock tower and large porch added to the main structure, in 1914.[2] It became the offices of the Southgate Urban District Council in 1894 and went on to become headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Southgate when the area was granted municipal borough status in 1933.[1] It served as the Civil Defence Control Centre during the Second World War.[1]

However the building ceased to function as the local of seat of government when the enlarged London Borough of Enfield was formed in 1965.[3] It was subsequently used as the Local History Archive until 2009 when it was deemed surplus to requirements and marketed for sale.[4] It was converted for residential use in 2015 and is now known as "Prytaneum Court" (Prytaneion is a Greek word meaning "seat of government").[5]

References
  1. Galili, Ruby. "Southgate Town Hall". Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 60. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "Southgate Town Hall: Supplementary Planning Document" (PDF). London Borough of Enfield. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. "Prytaneum Court, 251 Green Lanes, London". Winkworth. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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