The Borough Hall and Meridian House (Former Greenwich Town Hall)
MERIDIAN HOUSE, ROYAL HILL, SE10 8RD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213855
- Date first listed:
- 13-Nov-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The Borough Hall and Meridian House (Former Greenwich Town Hall)
- Statutory Address:
- MERIDIAN HOUSE, ROYAL HILL, SE10 8RD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213855
- Date first listed:
- 13-Nov-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The Borough Hall and Meridian House (Former Greenwich Town Hall)
- Statutory Address 1:
- MERIDIAN HOUSE, ROYAL HILL, SE10 8RD
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE BOROUGH HALL, ROYAL HILL, SE10 8RE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MERIDIAN HOUSE, ROYAL HILL, SE10 8RD
- Statutory Address:
- THE BOROUGH HALL, ROYAL HILL, SE10 8RE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Greenwich (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 38235 77334
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18/05/2017
TQ 3877
26/772
ROYAL HILL and Greenwich High Road
The Borough Hall and Meridian House (former Greenwich Town Hall)
(Formerly listed as MERIDIAN HOUSE (former Greenwich Town Hall))
II
Includes Meridian House, Greenwich High Road.
Town hall, now offices. 1938-39 by Clifford Culpin; altered 1972-74 by the Rolfe Judd Practice.
Brick cladding to reinforced concrete frame with steel frame for public halls; flat roofs. Dutch style, especially inspired by the architecture of WM Dudok and of his Hilversum Town Hall (1928-30) in particular. Elevation to Royal Hill has asymmetrical composition of opposing two and three-storey rectangular blocks culminating in a tall tower facing Greenwich High Road; long bands of low windows, with tall windows over two main entrances. Other elevations are similar but with plain three-storey plus basement elevation of 11 bays with rectangular windows to Greenwich High Road, with similar two-bay return adjoining tower to Royal Hill with mosaic by Carter and Co over side entrance.
Interior: much altered in 1972-74, when floors inserted in council chamber area; entrance foyer with marble panels to walls and imperial staircase; assembly hall with round lights over panelled dado and plain balcony, medieval-inspired mural by Suddaby and Fryer.
An important example of a 1930s municipal building in the Dudok-inspired style - "the only town hall of any London borough to represent the style of our time adequately". (Pevsner). (Buildings of England, London Except.....1951, p.141; South London, 1983, pp 248-9). 248-9).
Listing NGR: TQ3823577334
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 398385
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: London Except the Cities of London and Westminster, (1952), 141
Cherry, B, Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: London 2: South, (1983), 248-9
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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