Hampton Wick Local Board Office

Former Hampton Wick Local Board Office
The Former Hampton Wick Local Board Office.
General information
Type	Residential
Architectural style	Jacobean
Location	45A High Street, Hampton Wick, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England
Completed	1884
Technical details
Structural system	Terracotta
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Richard T. Elsam
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Former Hampton Wick Local Board offices and UDC office
Designated	22 February 2013
Reference no.	1412912

The Former Hampton Wick Local Board Office, also known as The Old Library or 45A High Street, is the former office of the Local Board and, later, of the Urban District Council of Hampton Wick in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is a Grade II listed building which currently serves as private housing. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The Hampton Wick Local Board was established in 1863, the year inscribed on the building. The erection of the local board office ensued in 1884 under the care of local architect Richard T. Elsam. ^{[4] [5]}

The Local Board was supplanted by an Urban District Council in 1894, which was absorbed by the Municipal Borough of Twickenham in 1937. The building was later converted into a public library and, in the 1960s, received two apartments. By late 1970, the library was transferred over to a new building on Bennet Close, and the building was converted back into an office. ^{[3] [6]}

In 2013, the building gained a Historic England Grade II listing after a "passionate local campaign". It was converted into an apartment building with 4 units in 2016. ^[2]

Architecture

The building was designed by Richard T. Elsam in 1884 in the Jacobean style. The façade is clad in terracotta and the roof is made of slate tiles.

A sweep of new concrete steps leads to the entrance located within a semicircular arch. The arch springs from imposts within a pair of Composite pilasters with grotesques sculpted onto the capitals. The capitals support a broken architrave which reads "HAMPTON WICK U.D.C.", and the break above the keystone reads "1863", commemorating the establishment of the Hampton Wick Local Board.

The façade is topped with a Dutch gable with obelisks on either side. The gable features a roundel with a stag and crown, the seal of the local board designed by Sir Thomas James Nelson. ^{[7] [1]}

Gallery

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  The plaque.
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  The architrave.
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  The roundel with the stag and crown, the seal of the local board.

References

1. "Former Hampton Wick Local Board offices and UDC office". The National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. Ellie Brown (5 November 2021). "Teddington REWIND: The fascinating history of Hampton Wick's old library". Teddington Nub News. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
3. "Estate Agent Publicity Material". Hampton Wick History. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
4. Ray Elmitt (2018). An Essential Victorian In Hampton Wick - The Life And Times Of Sir Thomas James Nelson (PDF). p. 39. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
5. "Trade Notes". The Sanitary World. 31 May 1884. p. 403. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
6. "45a High Street". Hampton Wick History. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
7. Ray Elmitt (2018). An Essential Victorian In Hampton Wick - The Life And Times Of Sir Thomas James Nelson (PDF). p. 41. Retrieved 27 October 2024.

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