Wimbledon Town Hall

Wimbledon Town Hall is a municipal building in The Broadway, Wimbledon, London. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Wimbledon Town Hall
Wimbledon Town Hall
LocationThe Broadway, Wimbledon
Coordinates51.4208°N 0.2051°W / 51.4208; -0.2051
Built1931
ArchitectBradshaw Gass & Hope
Architectural style(s)Classical style
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated27 May 1986
Reference no.1358018
Shown in Merton

History

The building was commissioned to replace the aging 19th-century public offices which had been designed by Thomas Goodchild in the Italianate style.[2][3] The new building, which was designed by Bradshaw Gass & Hope in the Classical style, was officially opened by Prince Albert in 1931.[4]

During the Second World War, a civil defence control centre was installed in the basement and observation posts were placed on the roof.[5]

The building was established as the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and continued to be the local seat of government of the enlarged London Borough of Merton was formed in 1965.[6] However, the council moved to Crown House in Morden in 1985.[7] Following three planning inquiries, much of Wimbledon Town Hall was demolished in the late 1980s, leaving only the front range in place, which itself was converted for retail use to the designs of the Building Design Partnership in 1990.[2][8] A few years later, Tesco moved into the Wimbledon Town hall.[9]

References
  1. Historic England. "Wimbledon Town Hall, Merton (1358018)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 155. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. Malden, H E (1912). "'Parishes: Wimbledon', in A History of the County of Surrey". London: British History Online. pp. 120–125. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. McCue, Paul (2010). Wandsworth and Battersea Battalions in the Great War. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1848841949.
  5. "Heritage: The first bombing of Wimbledon". Wimbledon Guardian. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. "London Road: Building Crown House, Morden". Merton Photo Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. "Secret Wimbledon". Love Wimbledon. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  9. "Store locator". Tesco. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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