Limehouse Town Hall

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An angled view of Limehouse Town Hall

Limehouse Town Hall in Limehouse, London ( 51°30′43.56″N, 0°1′53.22″W) has been through several changes over the years. Originally it was one of a number of Town Halls in Tower Hamlets along with Poplar Town Hall and St George's Town Hall.

The Grade II listed Hall was built in 1878 by A. and C. Harston and served as the hub for local administration until local government was reorganised to form Tower Hamlets Council in 1965. The building has seen a variety of uses since, including serving as the National Museum of Labour History, but it was placed on English Heritage's list of buildings at risk in 2003. In October 2006 the building was given a restoration grant by English Heritage, and is in the process of being renovated as a centre for arts and culture, in particular local history projects.

The hall currently houses several groups, such as the Boxing Club, Space Hijackers, Twenteenth Century, Primal Pictures, Stitches in Time, University of Openess and Creative Week.

The building is also adjacent to the Limehouse Cut Canal, built at the peak of the British Empire when the Docklands area was a gateway to Africa and Asia in particular, through which flowed resources ranging from spices and textiles to exotic foods and elephant tusks.