TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND BOUYGUES UK REVIVE EAST LONDON’S HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING

Bouygues UK has completed construction on the new Tower Hamlets Town Hall in Whitechapel, in partnership with Tower Hamlets Council. The partners have breathed new life into the former Royal London Hospital building on Whitechapel Road and brought the striking Grade II listed building back into community use.

The new Town Hall will provide over 1,500 flexible workspaces plus a range of meeting rooms and welfare facilities for council staff and other partners.

At its core it will be an accessible environment. Dedicated public use, the ground floor will offer an open, local presence atmosphere bringing people together and enabling them to access council services in one place.

The building which has been vacant since 2013, is one of London’s oldest historic landmarks and has been at the heart of the borough since it was opened to patients in 1757. Bouygues UK worked closely with Tower Hamlets Council and Historic England to preserve the integrity of the building in the designs and during construction work and restore many historic features. The former hospital’s iconic street elevation has been restored with a new public entrance on the ground floor of the Grocers’ Wing.

Bouygues UK had to be meticulous in their planning for the proposed replacement and refurbishment of many historical features, in particular the heritage windows, chapel and porticos. Working alongside a consultant and subcontractor team, they ensured the colour, detail and glazing approach to the replacement of these features were an exact match to the originals.