Former Main building and Council Chamber of Dagenham Civic Centre is a Grade II listed building in the Barking and Dagenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1981. Civic centre. 8 related planning applications.
Former Main building and Council Chamber of Dagenham Civic Centre
- WRENN ID
- seventh-railing-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham MP: Margaret Mullane (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1981
- Type
- Civic centre
- Address
- Former Main building and Council Chamber of Dagenham Civic Centre, Cu London (Dagenham), Rainham Road North, RM10 7BN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 495 868
- Coordinates
- 51.56089, 0.15562
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former main building and council chamber of Dagenham Civic Centre was built in 1936 and designed by architect E Berry Webber. This modern-style building is constructed from mulberry coloured stocks laid mainly in English Bond, with Portland stone dressings. It features a symmetrical facade that is three storeys high with a semi-basement. The central portico, made of Portland stone, is elevated and supported by four slim clustered columns. Above the portico are three reliefs depicting the Civic Shield and representations of key local industries.
Inside, there is a glazed staircase hall, which is flanked by wings that each have 13 bays, along with an additional two-storey bay. The ends of the wings have glazed semi-circular staircase projections. The windows are metal framed casements, with the first-floor windows featuring cornices and cast iron flower guards. The building also has a stone parapet, band, and plinth, along with cast iron guards at the semi-basement level. At the rear, there is a semi-circular council chamber located behind the central staircase hall. Some modern extensions at the back do not detract from the original design.
Local climate
Former Main building and Council Chamber of Dagenham Civic Centre sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 660 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
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