Waltham Forest Town Hall

Waltham Forest Town Hall (formerly Walthamstow Town Hall) is a municipal building located in Walthamstow, East London. It is a Grade II Listed Building.[1]

This article is about a building. For the town, see Walthamstow.
Waltham Forest Town Hall
Waltham Forest Town Hall
LocationWalthamstow
Coordinates51°35′28″N 0°0′49″W
Built1942
ArchitectPhilip Dalton Hepworth
Architectural style(s)Nordic Classical style
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated9 March 1982
Reference no.1190868
Shown in Waltham Forest

History
The old town hall in Orford Road

The building was commissioned to replace an earlier Italianate style town hall erected in Orford Road in 1876.[2][3]

The site chosen for the new building was previously occupied by Chestnuts Farm, also known as Clay Farm.[4] The building was commissioned by the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow and designed by Philip Dalton Hepworth[5] in the Nordic Classical style.[4] The foundation stone, in which contemporary artifacts were placed, was laid in 1938.[6] Construction of the building, which is built of Portland Stone, was interrupted by the Second World War and not completed until 1942.[7] Five statues carved by John Francis Kavanagh were installed on the rear of the council chamber and 16 relief sculptures also by him were erected on the portico piers.[4]

The assembly hall was used as a municipal meal centre during the Second World War.[8]

The building was transferred to the Waltham Forest London Borough Council in 1965 and has been the seat of government for that authority since then.[9]

The assembly rooms have hosted concerts by notable artists such as Plácido Domingo and Yehudi Menuhin.[10]

References
  1. Historic England. "Waltham Town Hall (1190868)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. "14B Orford Road, Walthamstow". Blue Plaques. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. Historic England. "Old Town Hall, Wathamstow (1191150)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. "Walthamstow Town Hall". Hidden London. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Philip Dalton Hepworth". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. Last, Londonist (21 August 2012). "Top 10 Things To Do In The Borough Of Waltham Forest". Londonist. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. Novotny, Lukas. Page 34. Modern London. White Lion Publishing; 2018. ISBN 978-0-7112-3972-2.
  8. "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 195. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. Youngs, Frederic (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.
  10. "Transforming the heart of Waltham Forest". Waltham Forest Council. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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