The history of Stoke Newington Civic Centre

Presented by Tim Walder at the 22nd Stoke Newington History Talks event on 20th June 2024

1. The history
of Stoke
Newington
Civic
Centre
Tim Walder, former
Conservation Officer
at Hackney Council

2. Previous history of the site

3. Brief history of the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington

4. The previous Town Hall

5. The Civic Centre project 1931 to 1934

6. John Reginald Truelove Part 1

7. John Reginald Truelove Part 2

8. Completion 1937

9. Opening ceremony 27
th
September 1937

10. Layout, use, access and circulation: ground floor

11. Layout, use, access and circulation: first floor

12. Exterior, interiors, materials and technology 1

13. Exterior, interiors, materials and technology 2

14. World War II

15. The Cold War

16. Changes since 1960

17. The present and the future