The 1939 council chamber with the decorative square recesses in the ceilingThe 1907 council chamber is now a member’s loungeThe restored 1907 courthouse
The first tour of the Former Town Halls, after their conversion and restoration, took place on Saturday 11th February (these tours are a membership benefit! join here). In 2018 the Old Town Hall on Tweedy Road, and the Town Hall Extension on Widmore Road, together with the courthouse, were sold to CastleForge, to convert to co-working offices. Now the buildings have been repaired and converted, Clockwise (who operate the shared office-space) has allowed some tours of the buildings to take place.
The cruise-liner style staircase to the 1939 council chamberThe 1939 council chamber with the decorative square recesses in the ceilingDoric solumns decorating the staircase to the 1907 council chamberThe 1907 council chamber with fine stained glass
The buildings before the conversion:
Neo-gothic style to recall Wren’s buildings.Neo-Georgian Town Hall ExtensionOld court house (1907) in the former Town Hall on Tweedy Road in 2019 whilst in LBB care
The highlights of the tour were the 1907 council chamber – with lovely gothic decoration, the 1939 art deco council chamber, the cruise-liner style staircase in the 1939 building, and the beautiful restoration of the 1907 court house.
doorway into the Nuclear shelter under the 1939 buildingsStanding in the former cell under the 1907 courthouse
It must be mentioned, that the tour included the Nuclear Shelter in the 1939 basement (it was dug out after the building was constructed and only a shower base and the impressive doors survive) – and the cells under the 1907 court house (the barred doors have been retained).
Assembled in the office suite formerly for the Council Clerk and TreasurerIn the attic office space of the 1939 buildingView of the 1907 courthouse from the attic officeschandelier in the 1939 council chamberStairs to the base in the 1939 buildingAcanthus leaf decoration on the 1907 staircaseDec orated ceiling outside 1907 council chamberpublic gallery in the 1907 council chamberDecorated capital, 1907 council chamber – hops were chosen as teh foliage, a pet project of the Lord of the Manorbalcony and light-weight 2-storey constructed floors for 24-bed boutique hotel A cheeky coffe in the 1907 council chamberelaborate carved doorway into the 1907 council chamber
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