Walworth Town Hall

Feix&Merlin and creative real estate developer General Projects, in partnership with Southwark, have completed the transformation of Walworth Town Hall, reinvented as a dynamic new workspace and community hub, breathing new life into the Grade-II listed landmark over a decade after it was damaged by fire.

The fire damage in 2013 resulted in Historic England placing the property on its “Heritage at Risk” register. Since then, the town hall has been sensitively restored and given a new life and was formally removed from the “Heritage at Risk” register in 2024.

New workspaces will support over 550 workers across a mix of flexible offices and coworking desks to establish a new destination, tailor-made for independent, creative businesses. The restoration and development provide a series of dedicated public spaces, including a community centre, a new public café and restaurant located within the dynamic central lobby.

A new main entrance has been formed on the north side of the building to create a new connection onto the new civic square. The new wide and welcoming stairs rise up from the square leading into the new café and reception area via the new doors that were created by lowering three of the existing windows facing the square.

The community centre will function as a creative, cultural and diverse multi-use space which will be available to local groups and organisations to provide a range of programmes, events and classes for the local community. The space will be overseen by the Walworth Town Hall Community Centre Board, a non-for-profit organisation consisting of local residents, council and developer representatives, and operated in collaboration with General Projects’ dedicated management arm, General People.