Wandsworth Town Hall

The building has its origins in a 19th-century vestry hall designed by George Patrick in a mixture of the Italianate and French Renaissance styles.[2] It went on to become the headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth in 1900.[3]

A modest two-storey structure faced in red-brick over channeled stone, designed by Ernest Elford in the Classical style, and now known as the "civic suite", was erected in the High Street in 1927.[2][4]

This was followed by a huge stone facility to the east on the corner of the High Street and Fairfield Street, designed by Edward A. Hunt in the International Moderne style and originally known as the "municipal buildings".[2] The facade of Hunt's building was embellished by a frieze, carved by David Evans and John Linehan, depicting local historical scenes.[2] The new building was officially opened by Queen Mary on 14 July 1937.[5]

The complex continued to function as the local seat of government when the enlarged London Borough of Wandsworth was formed in 1965.[6] The original vestry hall was demolished in the 1970s to make way for a modern office block designed by Culpin and Partners located behind the civic suite.[2]