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SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL

SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL, OLD STREET EC1

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1235232
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-1975
List Entry Name:: SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL
Statutory Address:: SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL, OLD STREET EC1

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1235232
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-1975
Date of most recent amendment:: 17-Mar-1999
List Entry Name:: SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL
Statutory Address 1:: SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL, OLD STREET EC1

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL, OLD STREET EC1

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Hackney (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 33346 82643

Details

TQ 3382 OLD STREET EC1 (South side)

735/35/455 Shoreditch Town Hall

4.2.75 II

Originally vestry hall, later Shoreditch Town Hall, more recently Borough Health Department but latterly owned by a trust. Building of four phases. Eastern five bays was originally built as a vestry halt in 1866 by C A long. Between 1898 - 1902 W C Hunt incorporated the earlier vestry hall into a monumental Shoreditch Town Hall, following on from the local Government Act of 1899 when the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch was created. This comprises a further three bays to the west linked byset-back bay with tower, with vestry hall preserved as a council halt and a new public hall on the first floor. In 1904, this public hall was gutted by fire and completely rebuilt by A W Cross. A rear wing was added to the south in 1936 - 8. Old Street frontage in Classical style with front of Portland stone and sides of stock brick. Two storeys and attics; 9 windows. First floor arcaded with wreaths and palm fronds, elaborate keystones and Corinthian engaged columns. Rusticated ground floor and stone balustraded area. Eastern part has open pediment terminated by paterae with recessed niches with urns on plinths and cambered window with keystone and cast iron balcony. The alterations to the pediment date from the fire of 1904. Ground floor has keystones of mate and female masks. Ionic tetrastyle porch up five steps with curved batustrading. Recessed [ink bay also has round headed window and ground floor has curved pediment and Ionic columns to doorcase. Above the link a square tower of 2 stages with Corinthian pedimented faces: in the tower a torch-bearing figure of Progress steps from niche. Western three bays have pediment with female figures in classical attire representing light and Power with motto "More light more power". First floor has similar arcading to western part, ground floor has central keystone of Mercury, right hand one representing Labour and left side one a king's head. 1936-8 extension to Rivington Street of 4 to 5 storeys red brick with tall stone architrave with municipal shield and motto "More light more power". Original double doorcase but windows replaced in late C20.

INTERIOR: original Vestry Hall survives from the 1866 building reused as a Council Chamber and is considered the largest and grandest of the London vestry halts. It has engaged Ionic columns and coved ceiling with central panels and elaborate ceiling roses. Entrance Hall has Minton tiled floor, plaster ceiling roses and double staircase with Doric piers and triglyph frieze. First floor Assembly Hall is of 1905 by A W Cross after the fire. It comprises a curved ceiling of 6 bays, ribbed and coffered with glazed skylights, proscenium arch with masks of comedy and tragedy and large shell niche to stage with lyre. The balcony is decorated with cornucopias and the sides and rear of the ground floor are lined in marble panels of three colours. 1898 wing has further well staircase with scrolled cast iron balustrading and wooden handrail and has stained glass window with municipal crest. On the first floor there are a suite of Committee Rooms, one having vaulted ceiling, and curved stained glass windows and retaining original fireplaces and joinery. 1936 - 8 wing has well staircase with metal handrail. [BOE London: 2 p384 - 5" Chris Miele's unpublished pretirninary report of 1998.]

Listing NGR: TQ3334582647

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Legacy System number:: 425851
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.