Brent Town Hall

Brent Town Hall is a municipal building that includes offices, a library, and an assembly hall. It was constructed between 1935 and 1940 and designed by Clifford Strange as Wembley Town Hall. The building features a brick-clad steel frame and a flat roof, with a T-shaped plan that accommodates a central entrance hall, a council chamber above, an assembly hall at the rear, and a library to the left.

The front of the building exhibits a severe Scandinavian style and is three stories high. A tall central staircase tower, which is slightly recessed behind the flanking wings, features a tall window above the entrance, complemented by a flat canopy and steps. The right wing has 15 bays, with upper windows set in tall recessed bays above continuous ground-floor windows that are supported by glazed tile piers with drip moulds. To the left of the tower, there is a bay of some height with similar ground-floor fenestration and a large first-floor window. The lower two-story, four-bay range to the left also has similar ground-floor fenestration and tall first-floor windows.

The other elevations are similar, with stepped blocks that take advantage of the sloping site. The library entrance has a canopy on the left, while the assembly hall at the rear features a continuous strip of low-level fenestration.

Inside, the entrance hall and foyer are adorned with marble walls and floors, and the staircase is enhanced by Art Deco railings. The Council Suite includes three committee rooms that are separated by sliding partitions. The assembly hall has a panelled dado, and the library features circular light walls. This building is recommended as a town hall in the Scandinavian style, exemplifying simple yet effective 1930s municipal planning, with interiors that make extensive use of borrowed light and internal glazing. The architectural critic Pevsner regarded Wembley as "the best of the modern town halls around London, neither fanciful nor drab."