Built as Battersea Town Hall this building became became a community arts centre in 1974.
Wikipedia has a plan of the ground floor showing the Grand Hall at the rear of the building. This, and the lower hall, were extensively damaged by fire on 13 March 2015 but have been innovatively restored and brought back into use.
Further information: Guardian, BAC, David Jubb.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Battersea Arts Centre fire
On the afternoon of Friday 13th March 2015, a fire started in the Grand Hall....
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this soldier: Born Kidderminster, Worcestershire. In June 1982 he married Louise Croxson in Wandsworth. He died at the scene of the Hyde Park bo...
110 people were killed by this bomb. From the memorial creators: "While the loss of life was terrible, the number of injured was even higher and those others affected though loss of livelihood, fri...
Born in Dublin. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force, becoming a leading aircraftman in 220 squadron, transferring to 90 bomber squadron when WW2 broke out. On 12th March 1940 at RAF Upwood, two Ble...
The WW1 memorial plaque is above the entrance, with the names listed on two panels, one either side of the entrance, set at an angle. The...
The plaque is at the bottom of the escalators and stairs.
The monument, officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, celebrates Victorian achievement and Prince Albert's passions and i...
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