Historic houses · London
Brent Town Hall
Brent Town Hall — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
Roger Kidd — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Brent Town Hall is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Brent Town Hall, formerly Wembley Town Hall, is a landmark building in Wembley Park in the London Borough of Brent, northwest London, England. The building is T-shaped, with a long façade on Forty Lane. The building was the seat of Brent London Borough Council until 2013 and is now occupied by the Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill. It is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was commissioned by the Municipal Borough of Wembley to replace their aging council offices in High Road, Wembley. The site selected for the new building was some open land known as "The Paddocks". The foundation stone for the new building was laid by Alderman Herbert Gauntlett on 9 October 1937. The new building was designed by Clifford Strange, a former student of Thomas S. Tait who had been influenced in his work by the Dutch architect Willem Marinus Dudok. In September 1943, during the Second World War, a ceremony was held at the town hall, attended by the former Prime Minister of Canada, Viscount Bennett, to commemorate the borough's fund raising achievements during Wings…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5661, -0.2736
- District
- Brent
- Parish
- Brent, unparished area
- Postcode
- HA9 9LY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brent West
- Established
- 1940
- Official site
- lyceeinternational.london
Sources
- wikidata: Q4961570 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brent Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brent Town Hall?
- Brent Town Hall is in London, United Kingdom (postcode HA9 9LY), in the parish of Brent, unparished area.
- When was Brent Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1940.
- Who owns Brent Town Hall?
- Brent Town Hall is owned by | designation1 =Grade II Listed Building.
- Is Brent Town Hall a listed building?
- Brent Town Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Brent Town Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HA9 9LY. It sits within the Brent West parliamentary constituency.