Bognor Regis Town Hall

The Bognor Regis Town Hall, built in 1929, was designed by Charles Cowles-Voysey in a neo-Georgian style, with detailing by John Bower, and constructed by H W Seymour. It is a symmetrical building with a splayed design and a prominent central spur to the rear. The exterior is characterized by yellow Flemish bond brickwork with brown brick and stone dressings, topped by a hipped pantiled roof, an elaborate central wooden clock face, and a cupola with a copper dome. The building is three storeys high, featuring nine windows to the front, two to the sides, and thirteen to the rear.

A key feature is the central wooden clock tower, which has a clock face with a curved pediment, four Roman Doric columns, a copper dome, and a finial. The north, or entrance, front has 16-pane sash windows on the second floor, with a moulded stone band below. The ground and first floor windows are 20-pane sashes with horns. Central first-floor French windows, complete with a cornice and brackets on shell stops, open onto a balcony above a three-bay portico with square piers, stone capitals, and frieze. The original double doors feature four vertical panels each, and foundation stones are found on either side of the door. The splayed side elevations have two 16-pane sashes to the second floor, French windows to the first floor opening onto a balcony with cement balustrading on brackets, and a 20-pane window to the ground floor. The south front follows a similar window and cornice treatment, with a central two-storey projection containing three windows and housing the Council Chamber on the first floor. This section also includes a tall chimney and a one-storey section at the end. A small, late 20th-century flat-roofed extension is located to the east.

The interior entrance hall boasts a central Imperial staircase for council members, distinguished by cast iron balustrading with scrollwork, column newels, a coffered ceiling, and pilasters. The first-floor Council Chamber features oak panelling, two oak piers, and two oak double doors with circular glazed apertures. Staircases, with plainer cast iron balustrading intended for council officers, are positioned on either side.

The town hall is recognized as a well-planned and detailed example of a small inter-war municipal building, designed by a leading architect in the genre.