Chiswick Town Hall

Chiswick Town Hall stands on Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick, London, facing Turnham Green. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Chiswick Town Hall
Chiswick Town Hall - the north - and west-facing elevations
LocationHeathfield Terrace, Chiswick
Coordinates51°29′28″N 0°15′56″W
Built1876
ArchitectWilliam Joshua Trehearne
Architectural style(s)Italianate style
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated11 May 1994
Reference no.1260615
Shown in Hounslow

History

In the mid 19th century the local vestry council had met in a variety of different locations.[2] The land for the present town hall was purchased for the benefit of the parish churchwardens and overseers in 1874.[3] It was designed by William Joshua Trehearne in the Italianate style and opened as a vestry hall in 1876.[4]

After being transferred to the then-new Chiswick Urban District Council in 1896,[3] the building was enlarged to designs by the council surveyor, Arthur Ramsden, and was re-opened as a town hall in February 1901.[3]

The town hall was transferred to the Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick in 1927 and then to the London Borough of Hounslow in 1965.[5] Although it is no longer the seat of local government, a Citizens Advice Bureau is located in the building.[6]

References
  1. Historic England. "Chiswick Town Hall (former) (1260615)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 115. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. Draper, Warwick: Chiswick. Published by Anne Bingley in association with Hounslow Leisure Services, 1990, pages 173 and 176.
  4. Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1991). London 3: North West. Yale University Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0300096521.
  5. "London Government Act 1963". Legislation.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. "Brentford & Chiswick Citizens Advice Bureaux". My Health. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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