Basic Site Details
| Name: | Hampstead Civic Centre |
| Town, district or village: | Hampstead |
| City or county: | London |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Town hall | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Avenue Road | ||
| Eton Avenue | ||
| Finchley Road(?) | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 30 January 1959 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | 'the council chamber, which seats 80 members and is linked to the tower block by the civic suites, committee rooms, etc. The tower contains all the council offices, canteen, etc...the block connecting the tower to the halls [contains the registrars and] two halls...there are [swimming baths, a gymnasium and a library]...total cost £2 m. per Builder pp218-219 | |
| 24 November 1960 | Scheme accepted | by borough council per Builder 2 Dec 1960 p1010 | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | A | 1959 | |||
| Basil Spence & Partners | A | 1959 | Spence responsible | ||
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 23 January 1959 | 'Hampstead Civic Centre' pp218-219; article includes 4 photographs, all views of the site model | ||
| Builder | 2 December 1960 | p1010 - captioned perspective drawing at bottom of page | ||