Our Town Hall Heritage Lectures
We know that there’s a huge interest in the work that’s taking place in the building so are delighted to present our series of Heritage Lectures, and shine a light on the fascinating work behind the scenes on site.
Our next Heritage Lecture:
'Turning the tables on time - restoring the Town Hall's furniture' takes place on Tuesday 20 February, with a session at lunchtime and another early evening, during which we'll turn our attention to the restoration of some of the Town Hall's collection of furniture.
There were tables, chairs, desks, bookshelves, sofas, hat stands, sideboards, cabinets and pretty much everything in between. Much of the collection is original and would have been created to fit with Waterhouse’s overall concept for the building, either designed by him or with his approval.
With such a varied collection, the decision was taken to split it down to smaller groups of items; a suite of chairs here, a set of tables there. At this next lecture, an introduction from Curatorial Manager, Meg McHugh, will create a vision of the bigger picture. We’ll then hear from Cesar Cerejo, of Caesars Conservation, who has worked on a range of the pieces, such as hat and coat-stands, firescreens and mirrors; all dating from the original Waterhouse design scheme and destined to return to meeting rooms and committee rooms. Cesar will be followed by Henry Neville, of Hatfields Conservation, where much of the work has focused on serving tables and seating destined to return to the Town Hall state rooms.
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We're also grateful to the Archives+ Team, who are joining us at each of these lectures and selecting a range of relevant materials for each session.