Sessions House, Surbiton
The Sessions House is a municipal building in Ewell Road, Surbiton, London. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| Sessions House, Surbiton | |
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.jpg) Sessions House, Surbiton | |
| Location | Ewell Road, Surbiton |
| Coordinates | 51.3930°N 0.2982°W |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architectural style(s) | Edwardian Baroque style |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 6 October 1983 |
| Reference no. | 1358440 |
  Shown in Kingston upon Thames | |
History
The building, which was designed in the Edwardian Baroque style, was completed in 1898.[1] It served as the civic offices of the Surbiton Urban District Council and then became the headquarters of Municipal Borough of Surbiton when it secured municipal borough status in 1936.[2] It ceased to be the local seat of government after the creation of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in 1965[3] and, instead, the building was used for judicial purposes as a sessions house i.e. courthouse.[1] It became surplus to requirements in 2012 and since then has been used as a learning disability centre.[4]
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References
- Historic England. "Sessions House, Surbiton (1358440)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Frederic A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I: Southern England, London, 1979
- "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- Everson, Tim (2017). Surbiton Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445668383.
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