Description
Practical Information
| Previously known as | Wembley Town Hall |
|---|---|
| Site location | Forty Lane/The Paddocks, Wembley Park |
| Postcode | HA9 9LY |
| What3Words | ///format.seated.adjust |
| Type of Site | Public Gardens |
| Borough | Brent |
| Open to Public | No |
| Public Transport | Tube: Wembley Park (Jubilee, Metropolitan). Bus: 83, 182, 245, 297. |
| Research Updated | 26 November 2024 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
When Wembley amalgamated with Willesden to form the London Borough of Brent in April 1965 the building became the headquarters for the new council and was renamed Brent Town Hall. It was also used as a concert and events venue, where bands such as The Who appeared in 1965.
In 2009 Brent Council unsuccessfully applied to have the building delisted, which would have enabled them to redevelop the site with new facilities. As a consequence the new Brent Civic Centre was built near Wembley Stadium, where Brent Council moved in 2013. The old town hall site was sold to the French Education Charitable Trust in 2012 for the Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill, a bilingual international school for pupils aged 3 -18. The new school was built in 2014/15 and opened in September 2015. A proposal to build a swimming pool on the site of the garden in front of the building was eventually rejected, following a local campaign to save the garden. The school campus includes areas of landscaping.
The garden fronting Forty Lane remains, now maintained by the school. It retains a number of the memorial trees although some trees have been removed, including 2 willows. Some of the memorial plaques originally in the memorial garden have now been incorporated into the new formal garden next to Brent Civic Centre.
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ198866 |
|---|---|
| Site Ownership | Lycée International de Londres |
| Site Management | Lycée International de Londres |
| Dates | 1935-40 |
| Designers | Clifford Strange |
| Listed Structures | LBII: Town Hall |
| On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens | No |
| Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965 | No |
| Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931 | No |
| Local Authority | Brent |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | No |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
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