Historic houses · London
Waltham Forest Town Hall
Waltham Forest Town Hall — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Waltham Forest 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
Waltham Forest Town Hall (formerly Walthamstow Town Hall) is a municipal building located in Walthamstow, East London. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Waltham Forest London Borough Council, is a Grade II Listed Building.
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Background
History
The first civic building in the area was a single storey public hall in Orford Road, Walthamstow, which probably dated back to the first half of the 19th century. This was demolished and replaced by an Italianate style town hall in Orford Road in 1866. After the area became an urban district in 1895 and then a municipal borough in 1929, civic leaders decided to procure a purpose-built town hall: the site chosen for the new building had previously been occupied by Chestnuts Farm, also known as Clay Farm. They decided that the new town hall would be flanked to the south east by an assembly hall which would be built in the same architectural style and at the same time as the town hall. The…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5912, -0.0135
- District
- Waltham Forest
- Parish
- Waltham Forest, unparished area
- Postcode
- E17 0SA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Walthamstow
- Established
- 1942
Sources
- wikidata: Q16902873 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Waltham Forest Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Waltham Forest Town Hall?
- Waltham Forest Town Hall is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E17 0SA), in the parish of Waltham Forest, unparished area.
- When was Waltham Forest Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1942.
- Who owns Waltham Forest Town Hall?
- Waltham Forest Town Hall is owned by | designation1 = Grade II Listed Building.
- Is Waltham Forest Town Hall a listed building?
- Waltham Forest Town Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Waltham Forest Town Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode E17 0SA. It sits within the Walthamstow parliamentary constituency.