Norwood Town Hall, Municipal building in Norwood, Australia
Norwood Town Hall stands at 175 The Parade in Norwood, an inner-eastern suburb of Adelaide. The classical-style building, designed by Alfred Wells and opened in 1883, holds civic offices and a banqueting hall, with a large concert hall added at the rear between 1914 and 1918. A clock gifted by mayor Sir Edwin Thomas Smith in 1890 is a local landmark.
The first town hall on this site was built in 1859, making it the earliest of its kind in South Australia. The current building was constructed in 1883 and replaced the original structure with an upgraded design.
The clock on the hall was given by mayor Sir Edwin Thomas Smith in 1890 and is a local landmark. The concert hall, added between 1914 and 1918 under mayor Henry J. Holden, was then the largest venue of its kind in South Australia. Films were screened in the hall from 7 May 1897.
The building is located in central Norwood and easy to spot due to its prominent clock tower and classical appearance. Access depends on the type of visit, as administrative areas have regular office hours while the concert hall opens for scheduled public events.
Films were screened in the hall from 7 May 1897, but the building was not converted into a cinema; in the 1940s it became part of D. Clifford Theatres Ltd and was later taken over by Greater Union Cinemas. For the film Shine, a Bösendorfer grand piano loaned by the Australian Society of Keyboard Music had to be winched up to the first-floor hall.
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