Description

TUNBRIDGE WELLS CRESCENT ROAD
TQ5839SE
7/10006 Assembly Hall
GV II
Assembly Hall. Built 1939 by Percy Thomas and Ernest Prestwich after a competition in 1934 to
design a complete set of municipal buildings. Moderne" details. Brown brick with stone coping
and band with "ASSEMBLY HALL". Five bays. Front 3 bays project with 3 narrow windows with
6 vertical metal panes with lotus motif. Above are sculptural stone panels of female figures in
classical dress depicting Dancing, Drama and Music. End bays have smaller casements with 6
vertical panes. Ground floor has five double doors with flat canopy above ramped up at the sides
with globular lamps on rounded plinths. The foyer has black full-height columns with gold mosaics
and stylised Greek key design decoration. Staircases with metal handrail and marble floor.
Auditorium has original proscenium with rectangular motif decorations and similar decorations to
ceiling of hall. Walnut dado panelling. Balcony.

Listing NGR: TQ5852339472

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells at Wikipedia
• Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells official website
• Wikidata Q4808663

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)