Camden Council will start the renovation of the Town Hall in September this year.
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Camden Town Hall in King’s Cross is set to be renovated and will be finished in 2021.
Camden cabinet member Theo Blackwell told City News: “This continues the remarkable transformation of Kings Cross.”
The revitalising will start in September this year, and is planned to be finished autumn 2021.
Originally the St Pancras Town Hall
Camden Town Halls lies within the King’s Cross Conservation Area. This is home to some of the most important historic buildings in the country.
The town hall was built between 1934 and 1937 and designed by AJ Thomas. The building was originally the St Pancras Town Hall before the boroughs of Holborn, Hampstead and St Pancras were merged in 1965.
The town hall has retained many of its original features, such as the marble entrance hall and grand staircase.
The town hall has been a popular venue for weddings, with Sting and Trudie Styler marrying there in 1992.
Milestones for the project
In 2016 Cabinet approved the case to refurbish Camden Town Hall and until December 2017 there has been discussions with potential developers.
On the Camden Council website this is the list of the milestones for the project:
January 2018 – February 2018: Development Manager appoints professional team and building contractor
August 2018: Planning application
31st May 2018: Camden Centre closes
July – August 2018: Decant from Town Hall to Crowndale Centre
September 2018 – Early 2021: Surveys and refurbishment works
Autumn 2021: Re-occupy Town Hall
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Camden Town Hall in King’s Cross is set to be renovated and will be finished in 2021.
Camden cabinet member Theo Blackwell told City News: “This continues the remarkable transformation of Kings Cross.”
The revitalising will start in September this year, and is planned to be finished autumn 2021.
Originally the St Pancras Town Hall
Camden Town Halls lies within the King’s Cross Conservation Area. This is home to some of the most important historic buildings in the country.
The town hall was built between 1934 and 1937 and designed by AJ Thomas. The building was originally the St Pancras Town Hall before the boroughs of Holborn, Hampstead and St Pancras were merged in 1965.
The town hall has retained many of its original features, such as the marble entrance hall and grand staircase.
The town hall has been a popular venue for weddings, with Sting and Trudie Styler marrying there in 1992.
Milestones for the project
In 2016 Cabinet approved the case to refurbish Camden Town Hall and until December 2017 there has been discussions with potential developers.
On the Camden Council website this is the list of the milestones for the project:
January 2018 – February 2018: Development Manager appoints professional team and building contractor
August 2018: Planning application
31st May 2018: Camden Centre closes
July – August 2018: Decant from Town Hall to Crowndale Centre
September 2018 – Early 2021: Surveys and refurbishment works
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