The first town hall in Epsom was a building designed by John Hartchard-Smith in the Italianate style which was completed in 1883; located at the corner of Church Street and Upper High Street, it was built with terracotta facings and featured a prominent Venetian window in the middle of a curved corner frontage.[1][2] In the early 1930s, civic leaders decided to demolish the old town hall and procure a new building: the site they selected was vacant land on the north side of The Parade.[3] The site had previously been occupied by a domestic residence which was being referred to as "Cromwell House" by the 18th century.[4]
The new building was designed by Hubert Moore Fairweather and William Alfred Pite in the Neo-Georgian style and was officially opened by the former local member of parliament, Lord Ebbisham, in 1934.[5][6] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with seventeen bays facing onto The Parade with the end three bays at each end slightly projected forward; the central bay featured a doorway flanked by two pairs of pillars supporting a balcony with iron railings; there was a French door above the doorway on the first floor and sash windows in all other bays on the ground floor and the first floor.[6] Internally, the principal room in the building was the council chamber.[7][8]
The building served as the headquarters of Epsom Urban District Council, and from 1937, when the area became a municipal borough, it served as the headquarters of Epsom Borough Council.[9] It remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Epsom and Ewell Borough Council was formed in 1974.[10]
In the early years of the new millennium civic leaders decided to relocate various council departments that had been accommodated around the borough into an expanded town hall facility: a new block was constructed to the east of the main building with a modern atrium and new portico which linked the two blocks: the expanded facility was brought into use in 2003.[11] In a small ceremony at the town hall in June 2019, Station-Sergeant Thomas Green, the victim of the Epsom riot which took place at the end of First World War, was commemorated when his great-grandson, David Kirkham, donated Green's service medals so they could be put on display at the local museum.[12]
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^Danckerts, Hendrick. "Nonsuch Palace from the North East". Art UK. from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^Birch, William. "Epsom and Ewell from the Grandstand". Art UK. from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
August 22, 2023
epsom, town, hall, municipal, building, parade, epsom, surrey, england, headquarters, epsom, ewell, borough, council, locationthe, parade, epsomcoordinates51, 3329, 2650, 3329, 2650built1934architecthubert, moore, fairweather, william, alfred, pitearchitectura. Epsom Town Hall is a municipal building in The Parade Epsom Surrey England It is the headquarters of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Epsom Town HallEpsom Town HallLocationThe Parade EpsomCoordinates51 19 58 N 0 15 54 W 51 3329 N 0 2650 W 51 3329 0 2650Built1934ArchitectHubert Moore Fairweather and William Alfred PiteArchitectural style s Neo Georgian styleShown in SurreyHistory EditThe first town hall in Epsom was a building designed by John Hartchard Smith in the Italianate style which was completed in 1883 located at the corner of Church Street and Upper High Street it was built with terracotta facings and featured a prominent Venetian window in the middle of a curved corner frontage 1 2 In the early 1930s civic leaders decided to demolish the old town hall and procure a new building the site they selected was vacant land on the north side of The Parade 3 The site had previously been occupied by a domestic residence which was being referred to as Cromwell House by the 18th century 4 The new building was designed by Hubert Moore Fairweather and William Alfred Pite in the Neo Georgian style and was officially opened by the former local member of parliament Lord Ebbisham in 1934 5 6 The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with seventeen bays facing onto The Parade with the end three bays at each end slightly projected forward the central bay featured a doorway flanked by two pairs of pillars supporting a balcony with iron railings there was a French door above the doorway on the first floor and sash windows in all other bays on the ground floor and the first floor 6 Internally the principal room in the building was the council chamber 7 8 The building served as the headquarters of Epsom Urban District Council and from 1937 when the area became a municipal borough it served as the headquarters of Epsom Borough Council 9 It remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Epsom and Ewell Borough Council was formed in 1974 10 In the early years of the new millennium civic leaders decided to relocate various council departments that had been accommodated around the borough into an expanded town hall facility a new block was constructed to the east of the main building with a modern atrium and new portico which linked the two blocks the expanded facility was brought into use in 2003 11 In a small ceremony at the town hall in June 2019 Station Sergeant Thomas Green the victim of the Epsom riot which took place at the end of First World War was commemorated when his great grandson David Kirkham donated Green s service medals so they could be put on display at the local museum 12 Works of art in the town hall include a painting by Hendrick Danckerts depicting Nonsuch Palace 13 and a painting by William Birch depicting Epsom Downs Racecourse 14 References Edit Chatterton Frederick 1923 Who s Who in Architecture The Architectural Press p 118 Archived from the original on 30 December 2019 Retrieved 29 December 2020 Malden H E 1911 Parishes Epsom in A History of the County of Surrey London British History Online pp 271 278 Archived from the original on 28 January 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Ordnance Survey Map 1913 Archived from the original on 10 May 2019 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Epsom Town Hall Epsom Surrey Archaeological Society 1999 Archived from the original on 24 June 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2020 George Rowland Blades Epsom and Ewell History Explorer Archived from the original on 24 June 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2020 a b Epsom Town Hall Surrey the main front Royal Institute of British Architects Archived from the original on 24 June 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Location Details Council Chamber Epsom Town Hall Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Archived from the original on 15 August 2020 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Epsom Town Hall Surrey the council chamber Royal Institute of British Architects Archived from the original on 24 June 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Epsom and Ewell MB UD Vision of Britain Archived from the original on 13 March 2007 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Local Government Act 1972 1972 c 70 The Stationery Office Ltd 1997 ISBN 0 10 547072 4 Unison Epsom and Ewell Takes Flight Unison 19 December 2017 Archived from the original on 22 January 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2020 A stain on the fair name of our soldiers Remembering a Canadian riot that turned deadly in England in 1919 CBC 17 June 2019 Archived from the original on 8 November 2020 Retrieved 29 December 2020 Danckerts Hendrick Nonsuch Palace from the North East Art UK Archived from the original on 23 June 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Birch William Epsom and Ewell from the Grandstand Art UK Archived from the original on 23 June 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Epsom Town Hall amp oldid 1084266072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
