Limehouse Town Hall Bazaar

Spring bazaar at Limehouse Town Hall

If you are looking for a way to spend the day with the family or you would like to find out more about local Tower Hamlets community groups, pop down to Limehouse Town Hall on the 31st March!

To celebrate the completion of badly needed roof repairs, Limehouse Town Hall Consortium Trust are holding a bazaar in the grand hall of the Victorian building. It will be a rare chance for the public to get a good look at the interior of this beautiful classical building. The building, designed by A & C Harston, was opened in 1881, and is now being renovated and developed for community use.

Local community groups will be hosting stalls and putting on informal craft workshops throughout the day. We will have entertainment by both jazz singer Chantal Santos and folk singer/ songwriter Caroline Grannell. Bring some cash to pick up some of the great plants that The East London Garden Society will be selling or to taste some yummy cakes!

There will also be an opportunity to see what the plans are for the building, and to give the Trust your ideas for, and memories of, the place.

The hall was used as an entertainment venue for much of its early life. Musical performances were a draw for hundreds of local people, who packed the main hall and public gallery to capacity. Dance classes were held here in the 1890s, and cinematograph performances used to take place regularly. The inspiration for this event, celebrating a key phase of the current renovation, came from bazaars that took place at the hall around the turn of the century. These were often held near Christmas, and incorporated side-shows, art exhibitions and stalls. The hall was a bustling hub for the local community, both for leisure and for their civic necessities, and the bazaar will continue this tradition.