Battersea Town Hall | |
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Former names | New Parochial Offices, Battersea |
Alternative names | Battersea Arts Centre |
General information | |
Type | Municipal building |
Architectural style | Edwardian Baroque |
Location | Lavender Hill, Battersea |
Town or city | London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°27′54″N 0°09′39″W / 51.46513°N 0.16076°W |
Current tenants | Battersea Arts Centre |
Construction started | 1891 |
Completed | 1893 |
Cost | GBP 25,750 |
Client | Battersea Vestry |
Owner | Wandsworth Council |
Technical details | |
Material | Monks Park (Bath) stone and red Suffolk bricks |
Floor count | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Edward Mountford |
Main contractor | Walter Willis of Balham |
Battersea Town Hall, originally the New Parochial Offices, Battersea, is a Grade II* listed municipal building in Battersea, south London, designed by Edward Mountford and erected between 1891 and 1893 by the Battersea vestry to provide public halls and office space for its staff. The building served for 72 years as the hub of municipal Battersea until the centre of local government was moved to neighbouring Wandsworth in 1965, after which it transitioned to use as a community and arts centre, latterly known as the Battersea Arts Centre.