Assembly Hall to South East of Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Waltham Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1982. A C20 Theatre. 3 related planning applications.

Assembly Hall to South East of Town Hall

WRENN ID
buried-forge-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow MP: Ms Stella Creasy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 March 1982
Type
Theatre
Address
Assembly Hall to South East of Town Hall, Forest Road E17, E17 4JF
OS grid reference
TQ 377 898
Coordinates
51.59085, -0.01237
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Assembly Hall, located to the southeast of the Town Hall in Walthamstow, is a theatre built between 1937 and 1942 by architect P D Hepworth. The building is constructed from Portland stone and features a tall single-storey design. The central section is set forward and supported by six piers in antis. The front is plain while the sides are panelled, topped with a cornice and an attic. It has tall metal-framed windows that include entrances, which are recessed within a portico that has metal glazing bars and patterned glass. Additional entrances are found in the outer bays, each adorned with crests above. The return elevations also feature tall windows. To the south, there are two pairs of corniced gatepiers made of Portland stone, which have panelled sides. The Assembly Hall was designed as part of the overall Civic Centre complex.

Local climate

Assembly Hall to South East of Town Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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