Newham Town Hall

Newham Town Hall is a municipal building in East Ham, London. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Newham Town Hall
Newham Town Hall
LocationBarking Road, East Ham
Coordinates51.5326°N 0.0554°E / 51.5326; 0.0554
Built1903
ArchitectHenry Cheers and Joseph Smith
Architectural style(s)Renaissance style
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated31 January 1973
Reference no.1190712
Shown in Newham

History

Construction and development

The building, which was designed by Henry Cheers and Joseph Smith in the Renaissance style and built by D.W. Barker, was officially opened by the philanthropist, John Passmore Edwards, on 5 February 1903.[2] An extension to the south of the main building was completed in 1910 and a three-storey annex was built to the east on Barking Road in 1939.[3]

It was established as the offices of East Ham Urban District and went on to become the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of East Ham in 1904[4] and of the County Borough of East Ham in 1915.[5] It continued to be the local seat of government after the formation of the London Borough of Newham in 1965.[6][3] Formal meetings of the council continue to take place in the town hall.[7]

Newham Dockside

Although council meetings still take place in the town hall, most council departments are actually located at Newham Dockside (Building 1000 in Dockside Road).[8] The building was designed by Aukett Swanke and developed by Development Securities, Standard Life Investments and the London Development Agency as part of a scheme to regenerate the Royal Albert Dock; it was built at a cost of £70 million and was completed in June 2004.[9][10] The empty building was acquired by the council for £92 million and fitted out at a further cost of £19 million; the council relocated its departments, which had previously been dissipated around the borough, to Newham Dockside in 2010.[11]

  • Newham Dockside

References
  1. Historic England. "Newham Council Offices (1190712)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. "Restoration makes the Grade". The Newham Magazine. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 156. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. "The Incorporation of East Ham". The Times. 15 September 1904. p. 6.
  5. "New London County Borough". The Times. 13 March 1914.
  6. "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. "Discussions to take place on budget proposals; Newham Town Hall". London Borough of Newham. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. "Newham Council 'may quit £111m office'". BBC. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  9. "The Royals". BBC. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  10. "Behemoth in steel and glass". Building. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  11. "Deprived Newham watches bemused as council ponders move from £110m building after just three years". The Independent. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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