3-077-843 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

St. Martin-In-The-Fields Townhall, 1890. Building '...to be erected by the Vestry of the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar-square...We present [an Illustration of the external design]...the architect of which is Mr. Robert Walker, of 33, King-street, Covent-garden: the builders are Messrs. Mowlem and Burt...The Townhall buildings will occupy a prominent position at the southern extremity of Charing-cross-road. immediately facing Trafalgar-square, the site having been purchased partly from the Metropolitan Board of Works, and the remainder from the Marquis of Salisbury's estate. The contract price for the structure is £23,500, and the plans provide the most ample accommodation, not only for parochial but also for public purposes...The Townhall and Free Library will be admirable examples of the style known as Classic Renaissance, and the elevations will be built entirely in Portland stone'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.