Barking Town Hall

Barking Town hall is a municipal building in Clockhouse Avenue, Barking, London. It is a locally listed building.[1]

Barking Town Hall
Barking Town Hall
LocationBarking
Coordinates51.5358°N 0.0784°E / 51.5358; 0.0784
Built1958
ArchitectHerbert Jackson and Reginald Edmonds
Architectural style(s)Neo-Georgian style
Shown in Barking and Dagenham

History
The old town hall in East Street

The building was commissioned to replace the old town hall in East Street.[2][3][4] A large site was chosen for the new building east of Broadway and extensive demolition of aging residential accommodation was undertaken in the late 1930s.[4]

The new building was designed by Herbert Jackson and Reginald Edmonds in the Neo-Georgian style.[4][5] The construction was delayed by the Second World War and undertaken by the council's own direct workforce at a cost of £520,000.[6] The design, which was inspired by Stockholm City Hall, incorporated a tall clock tower surmounted by a cupola.[7] The building was officially opened by Dame Evelyn Sharp, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, in December 1958.[7]

Barking Assembly Hall, which adjoins the main building, was added in 1961.[8]

The building was established as the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Barking and continued to function as the local of seat of government when the enlarged London Borough of Barking and Dagenham was formed in 1965.[9]

A major refurbishment of the complex was completed in April 2018.[10]

References
  1. "Local List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest" (PDF). London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "Post Memories: The history of Barking Magistrates' Court". Barking and Dagenham Post. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. Historic England. "Barking Magistrates Court and railing, lampholders and lamps (1359304)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. Powell, W R (1966). "'The borough of Barking', in A History of the County of Essex". London: British History Online. pp. 235–248. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. "Reginald Edmonds FRIBA". Old Edwardians Gazette. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. Howard, Vic. "A Town Hall Mystery". Barking and District Historical Society. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. "Abbey and Barking Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). p. 43. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. "Refurbishment & Alterations to Barking Town Hall, Essex". Barnes Construction. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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