Camberwell Town Hall, London

Camberwell Town Hall is a municipal building in Peckham Road, Camberwell, London.

Camberwell Town Hall
Camberwell Town Hall
LocationPeckham Road, Camberwell
Coordinates51.4741°N 0.0828°W / 51.4741; -0.0828
Built1934
ArchitectCulpin and Bowers
Architectural style(s)Classical style
Shown in Southwark

History

The building was commissioned to replace a 19th-century vestry hall on the site which had been designed by Edward Power in a mixture of French Renaissance style and Italianate style; the old building was only partially demolished at the time and elements are still visible in the western elevation of the new building.[1][2] It had become the headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell as "Camberwell Town Hall" in 1900.[1]

The new building, which was designed by Culpin and Bowers in the Classical style was completed in 1934.[1] It took over the role of headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell and continued to be the local seat of government, when the enlarged London Borough of Southwark was formed in 1965.[3] It then became known as "Southwark Town Hall" but, after the council moved to 160 Tooley Street in March 2009,[4] the building was sold to a developer in December 2014.[5] Works to convert the property into student accommodation to a design by Jestico and Whiles for Goldsmiths College were completed in 2016.[6]

References
  1. "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 174. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. "Peckham Road Cultural Heritage Desk-Based Assessment" (PDF). AB Heritage. 9 August 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "Southwark Council begins move to Tooley Street offices". London SE1. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. "Town halls of residence: students move into former Southwark Town Hall in Peckham". Southwark News. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. "Southwark Town Hall" (PDF). EOS Facades. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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