Bromley Town Hall

WIDMORE ROAD TQ 46 NW (north ride) 785-/5/10013 Bromley Town Hall

GV II

Town hall extension. Built 1938-9 by E Cowles Voysey, assisted by John Ashton and John Brandon Jones, in Neo-Georgian style. Concrete frame clad with brown brick in Flemish bond with Portland stone dressings. Hipped steeply pitched roof of Westmorland slate with 2 large brick stacks at angle of the wings. Two storeys; 3:11:3 windows. Comprises centre and 2 projecting wings of 3 bays. Coved stone eaves cornice. Tall 1st floor sashes have 15 panes. Ground floor sashes are 12 pane, all with cambered heads. Deep stone plinth. Central window has stone architrave with carved shield and 2 console brackets above and shell moulding to foot. Doorcase has stone surround with floral carving keystone and motto "DUM CRESCO SPERO". Four panelled double doors. steps are flanked by 2 stone shell-shaped planters and built-in flower beds. Lead rainwater heads with letter B for Bromley. Wings have 12-pane sashes on each floor and curved stone flower beds in setback angles. Tweedy Road elevation is curved and has 2 storeys; 9 windows. It is connected to the earlier Town Hall building of 1906 by a 2 storey pedestrian walkway. Court Street elevation is of 2 storeys; 5 windows and has a doorcase with stone architraves. Interior has impressive partially top lit Imperial staircase of concrete with metal scrolled handrails, dominated by 4 giant fluted concrete columns clad in green marble. Walls covered in acoustic plaster. Panel flanking entrance records the names of the mayors of Bromley. First floor has 2 panelled wooden doors divided by a pilaster leading to the suite of mayoral chamber, committee and robing rooms and principal offices. All retain their original panelling, fireplaces and original lavatory fittings. Original doors throughout.

Listing NGR: TQ4045369418