Hammersmith Town Hall

Hammersmith Town Hall is the main administrative building for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located on King Street in Hammersmith. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Hammersmith Town Hall
Hammersmith Town Hall in 2008
LocationKing Street, Hammersmith, London, England
Coordinates51°29′30″N 00°14′03″W
Built1939
ArchitectErnest Berry Webber
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated19 March 1981
Reference no.1079785
Shown in Hammersmith and Fulham

History

The building was commissioned to replace an earlier town hall used by the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith in Hammersmith Broadway.[1] The current building, which was designed by Ernest Berry Webber, was completed in 1939.[1] It suffered bomb damage during the Blitz in 1940 and 1944, but was repaired in time for the victory celebrations in 1945. [2]The foyer was redecorated with murals of riverside scenes by Alfred Daniels and John Titcheli in 1956.[3]

The town hall was transferred to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1965.[1] A six-storey extension was completed in 1975.[1] In November 2019 work began to demolish the extension with a view to creating a civic campus with a public square, a cinema and new residential space.[4][5] The new civic campus was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.[6] It is due to reopen in 2023.[2]

References
  1. Historic England. "Hammersmith Town Hall (1079785)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. "Hammersmith Town Hall - A brief history". London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 92. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "Civic Campus set to rejuvenate Hammersmith". London Borough of Hamersmith and Fulham. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. "Work Begins on King Street's Civic Campus". Hammersmith Today. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. "Rogers Stirk Harbour's Hammersmith town hall overhaul finally approved". Architect's Journal. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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