Category: Town Halls
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Hilversum Calling
Mention Hilversum, and people of a certain age will probably think of the radio. That was my first encounter with the place, listed alongside Luxembourg, Sottens, the BBC and others on the dial of my grandparents’ old radio set. Hilversum was, and remains, the centre of the Dutch national broadcasting…
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Full circle: Celebrating Hounslow Civic Centre
April 2019 sees the closure of Hounslow Civic Centre after 44 years of service and I was lucky enough to go on a tour of this great building in its final month…
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As good as new: Hackney Town Hall
When an email arrived from the London Society offering the chance to tour Hackney Town Hall, I found myself booked on it within three minutes. Here are some pictures from its fabulous refurbishment…
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The Peckham Palimpsest
Although I had often travelled past the old Camberwell Town Hall on the bus as I made my way to work, I had never set foot in it until recently…
LCC Municipal 