Raleigh Hall Explained

Raleigh Hall is a building in Windrush Square, Brixton. It is now home to the Black Cultural Archives, after being derelict for many years.^{[1] [2]}

The building was originally two houses built in 1824, and is a Grade II listed building.^{[3] [2]}

The hall had been used by the Cinema Museum in the mid-1980s. It had also been home to Klitsa Fashions, Omegas Fashion Dress Manufacturers, Arkwrights Ltd and the Raleigh Workshop.

It was placed on the English Heritage Register of Historic Buildings at Risk in 1992.

External links

• landmark.lambeth.gov.uk
• black-history-month.co.uk
• Images of dereliction from the early 2000s

References

51.4605°N -0.1146°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Urban. Mike. Raleigh Hall, Brixton – scenes of dereliction from the 2000s. Brixton Buzz. 12 August 2013 . 14 February 2016.
2. News: Work Starts On New Black Cultural Centre In Brixton. 14 February 2016. Londonist. 28 September 2011.
3. Web site: Then and Now: Raleigh Hall, Saltoun Road. Urban75. 14 February 2016.