The Grade II listed building, the Mrs Howard Memorial Hall, was the first public building in Letchworth Garden City and quickly became its literary, music and social centre. Built as a memorial to Ebenezer Howard's first wife, Elizabeth Ann Bills, who died shortly before moving to the Garden City, the building was designed by the Letchworth architects Parker and Unwin and constructed by Openshaw & Co. The architecture was based on Edgar Wood's Church of Christ Scientist in Manchester. The building opened in March at a cost of £1,300 which collected from fundraising donations by residents. Also in 1907, an extension, paid for by Juliet Reckitt, provided space for the new Girls Club where Letchworth girls could meet and learn skills such as dressmaking, cooking and crafts. The hall was restored and extended by North Hertfordshire District Council, providing a new home for the Letchworth Garden City Community Group in summer 2007.
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13th Aug 2009
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Art and Design, Citizenship, Design and Technology, Geography, History
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