Gardens · London
Hounslow Civic Centre
In or near Thames Ditton.
Hounslow Civic Centre — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Thomas Nugent — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Hounslow Central · 0.4 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Hounslow Civic Centre is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hounslow Civic Centre was a municipal facility at Lampton in Hounslow, London. The building provided accommodation for many of the offices of Hounslow London Borough Council.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In the early 20th century the Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth had been based at council offices in Treaty Road. In the early 1960s, civic leaders decided this arrangement would be inadequate for their needs in the context of the impending creation of the London Borough of Hounslow and decided to purchase land for a purpose-built civic centre: the site selected for the new facility, located just north of Lampton Park on Lampton Road, had previously been open land. Once the London Borough of Hounslow had been formed in 1965, the new civic leaders proceeded to procure a new building. The new building, which was designed by the borough architect, George Trevett, was officially opened…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4747, -0.3682
- District
- Hounslow
- Parish
- Hounslow, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW3 4DN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Established
- 1976
- Nearest railway station
- Hounslow Central — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q96381281 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hounslow Civic Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hounslow Civic Centre?
- Hounslow Civic Centre is in London, United Kingdom (postcode TW3 4DN), in the parish of Hounslow, unparished area.
- What is Hounslow Civic Centre?
- Hounslow Civic Centre — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Hounslow Civic Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Hounslow Central, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode TW3 4DN.
- When was Hounslow Civic Centre built?
- Built or established in 1976.
- Who owns Hounslow Civic Centre?
- Hounslow Civic Centre is owned by | website=.
- Is Hounslow Civic Centre a protected site?
- Yes — Hounslow Civic Centre is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Hounslow Civic Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Hounslow Central, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TW3 4DN.