Oldham Town Hall / BDP
Oldham Town Hall is a Grade II listed historic building situated in the centre of a 19th century industrial town in the North West of England which has since lost its traditional cotton spinning industry, and was named the most deprived borough in England.
© Paul Karalius
Architects: BDP
Location: Oldham, United Kingdom
Lead Architects: BDP
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Paul Karalius, Nick Caville
© Paul Karalius
Text description provided by the architects. Oldham Town Hall is a Grade II listed historic building situated in the centre of a 19th century industrial town in the North West of England which has since lost its traditional cotton spinning industry, and was named the most deprived borough in England.
© Nick Caville
The former Town Hall building, built in phases from 1841 onwards, was designed to accommodate civic and administrative uses as well as police and courts functions. It was vacated by its main occupier over 30 years ago. Since then all attempts at conversion have failed, because of local economic conditions and the architecture of the building ? notably its complex internal layout, many changes of level and poor circulation routes. The building fell into disrepair and was named on a national register of heritage buildings at risk.
© Nick Caville
The client required a solution which would save the building and kick-start the regeneration of the t...
© Paul Karalius
Architects: BDP
Location: Oldham, United Kingdom
Lead Architects: BDP
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Paul Karalius, Nick Caville
© Paul Karalius
Text description provided by the architects. Oldham Town Hall is a Grade II listed historic building situated in the centre of a 19th century industrial town in the North West of England which has since lost its traditional cotton spinning industry, and was named the most deprived borough in England.
© Nick Caville
The former Town Hall building, built in phases from 1841 onwards, was designed to accommodate civic and administrative uses as well as police and courts functions. It was vacated by its main occupier over 30 years ago. Since then all attempts at conversion have failed, because of local economic conditions and the architecture of the building ? notably its complex internal layout, many changes of level and poor circulation routes. The building fell into disrepair and was named on a national register of heritage buildings at risk.
© Nick Caville
The client required a solution which would save the building and kick-start the regeneration of the t...
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