Waltham Abbey Town Hall

[1] Local civic officials found it necessary to establish some proper accommodation following the formation of the Waltham Holy Cross Urban District in 1894.[4] There were originally two arched doorways to the west of the front door for use by a horse-drawn fire engine.[6] In late 1914, during the First World War, the building was converted for use as a Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment hospital.[9] The building continued to be the meeting place of Waltham Holy Cross Urban District Council but ceased to be the local seat of government when Epping Forest District was formed by the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974.[10] In 2003 a plaque was erected on the town hall by the Richard III Society to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Margaret of York, who had local connections and had been sister of both King Edward IV and King Richard III.