Bromley Town Hall

Bromley Town Hall is a municipal building in Tweedy Road, Bromley, London. It is a Grade II listed building,[1] dating from 1906.

Bromley Town Hall
The proclamation of the ascendancy of George V to the throne being read out at Bromley Town Hall on 9 May 1910
LocationBromley
Coordinates51.4061°N 0.0150°E / 51.4061; 0.0150
Built1906
ArchitectR. Frank Atkinson
Architectural style(s)Baroque style
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated29 June 1973
Reference no.1299012
Shown in Bromley

History

The building was commissioned to replace an old 19th-century town hall in the Market Square.[2] The new building, which was designed by R. Frank Atkinson in the Baroque style, was completed in 1906.[3] It was officially opened by the local mayor on 25 September 1907.[4] It was extended to a design by Charles Cowles-Voysey in Neo-Georgian style in 1939.[5]

The building was established as the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Bromley and continued to function as the local of seat of government when the enlarged London Borough of Bromley was formed in 1965.[6] David Bowie's wedding to Mary Angela Barnett took place in the town hall in March 1970.[7]

As part of a larger regeneration scheme to create a new Civic Centre, the council moved their offices to the old palace in 1982.[8][9] It was then used as the home of the Bromley College Business School until 2007.[10][11] The building, which subsequently became vacant, was added to the Heritage at Risk Register in 2009.[12] In 2020 works began to convert the town hall into a boutique hotel and new offices.[7]

References
  1. Historic England. "Town Hall, Bromley (1299012)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "Market Square, Bromley". Ideal Homes. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 25. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "Bromley Town Hall". London Borough of Bromley. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. Historic England. "Bromley Town Hall, extension (1261448)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. "Bromley Town Hall". MNP. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. "A Bromley walk". London Footprints. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  9. "Bromley timeline 1860 – 2000". London Borough of Bromley. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. "Bromley mum says redevelopment of Old Town Hall will 'ruin' character of the area". News Shopper. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  11. Skills and Training Directory. Institute of Leadership & Management (Great Britain). 2003. p. 99. ISBN 0-7494-4052-X.
  12. "At-risk buildings, monuments and parks revealed by English Heritage". News Shopper. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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