Waltham Forest Town Hall Guided Tour

Schedule

Sat, 20 Jul, 2024 at 10:00 am to Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Town Hall | London, EN

Guided tour around the interior and exterior of Waltham Forest Town Hall with qualified guide Joanna Moncrieff
About this Event

Designed by Philip Dalton Hepworth following a competition in 1929 this Portland Stone clad building is an icon of Waltham Forest. Incorporating Art Deco and Nordic Classicism styles there is also a strong William Morris influence.

Completed in 1941 the war years had a profound impact on the design and finish of the building and the rooms within. Steel doored bunkers in the basement were initially used as civil defence headquarters. These remain alongside one way air valves which protected against bomb blasts.

Various sculptures adorn the building including a series by Irish sculptor John Francis Kavanagh who was influenced by Henry Moore whose ‘The Arch’ is currently on loan to the council and stands nearby.

Extensively refurbished in 2020-2021 this building is one of the jewels of Waltham Forest.

The tour route takes in the foyer which includes items previously in the history room, the council chamber, the basement rooms plus the grounds including the newly created Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Garden.

The minimum age for participants is 12 and children aged 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Please arrive at the town hall 10 minutes before the tour commences.

When booking tickets for dates other than the one upcoming please ensure you click on the date on the calendar so the change is registered as a couple of people have booked for the wrong date. If that happens to you please press the 'Contact the organiser' button and we will change it for you.

Tours only run with combined groups of three or more people. If it's necessary to cancel a tour we will contact you via email 48 hours in advance.

Joanna Moncrieff is a qualified City of Westminster and Clerkenwell & Islington Tour Guide and for the past 12 years has created and led walks both in Central London and her own neck of the woods in Walthamstow and Chingford. All of Joanna's upcoming public walks can be found here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/joanna-moncrieff-footprints-of-london-6750753789

Where is it happening?

Town Hall, Forest Road, London, United Kingdom
Tickets

GBP 11.55

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