Limehouse Town Hall is a former town hall building on Commercial Road, in Limehouse, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a Grade II listed building.
History
thumb|left|The building entrance
The building was commissioned by the Limehouse Board of Works as a vestry hall for the benefit of the Parish of St Anne's. The site selected by the vestry had previously been occupied by a private residence belonging to a Mr. Walter. The building was designed Arthur and Christopher Harston in the Palazzo style and built by J. H. Johnson the town hall ceased to be the seat of local government and was used as an events venue and administrative centre.
On 30 July 1909 the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George made a polemical speech in the assembly room, attacking the House of Lords for its opposition to his "People's Budget". This speech was the origin of the phrase "To Limehouse", or "Limehousing", which meant an incendiary political speech. The building was badly damaged in the Blitz during the Second World War but was subsequently restored and re-opened by the Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, in November 1950. the building in London served as the Wapping Neighbourhood Offices until 1994, when it became a training centre and winter shelter for homeless people.
The building was placed on English Heritage's list of buildings at risk in 2003. secured a long lease on the building in 2004, and restored the building with support from English Heritage. It was then re-opened as a community centre in April 2012. The building is not generally open to the public, but participates in Open House London for guided tours of the building.