Dine out on the town hall: Crouch End hub to have new flats, an arts centre, coworking spaces and a rooftop restaurant

The listed town hall in Crouch End is part of a huge project which will see new flats, an arts centre and coworking spaces brought to the north London neighbourhood. 
David Spittles29 October 2018

Crouch End seems an unlikely resting place for anyone other than families priced out of Highgate and Muswell Hill. But look closer and you'll discover a bohemian district that appeals to all ages.

It has good pubs and primary schools, quirky shops and a café society promoted by buggy-pushing mums and dads and resting actors. Family houses, including huge period Victorian and Edwardian homes, are plentiful and good value by London standards, as are converted flats.

The area lost its railway station in the Fifties, which in one respect was a blessing as it prevented Crouch End's descent into a dormitory for young professionals, while municipal reorganisation in 1965 triggered the demise of the old town hall when Hornsey borough was swallowed by newly created Haringey council.

Fashionable new homes, for decades a missing ingredient, have finally arrived at listed Hornsey Town Hall. The Art Deco complex, including the original oak-panelled council chamber, is being turned into a new neighbourhood hub with 135 flats, an arts centre, a spectacular auditorium, a boutique hotel, coworking spaces, a library, a café and a rooftop restaurant and bar. A new square is being created at the front, near the unmissable clock tower. From £499,950. Call 020 3960 5888.

New beginnings: flats in the listed Hornsey Town Hall cost from £499,950. Call 020 3960 5888. 

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