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The builders have been hard at work in the Town Hall, giving life to proposals announced by Shoreditch Town Hall Trust which will turn this famous old building into a lively hub for community, cultural and commercial uses.

First opened in 1865, it was said to be the "grandest Vestry Hall" in London. It ceased being the centre of the municipal borough in 1965.

The Trust has been faced with the difficult job of achieving a commercially viable space without harming the architecturally important areas of the building like the grand ballroom and the battered but once handsome entrance hall.

There are new roofs over the whole site which is proving a major and very expensive job.

The Trust, who were granted a 99-year lease on the building by the London Borough of Hackney, were able to sell a small empty site and an office block at the back of the Town Hall to raise funds for the building work.

The Town Hall has now reopened and the upgraded halls and public rooms will be available for hire. There is also a restaurant and several studio/office units.Find out more from:
Shoreditch Town Hall Trust, 380 Old Street, EC1V 9LT
T: 0207 739 6176
E: frontdoor@shoreditchtownhall.org.uk
or visit:
http://www.shoreditchtownhall.org.uk

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