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Retiring Room—Small centre table with drawers, four chain., linoleum, fender and
fireirons.
Cloak Room-Pegs and rails for forty, fixed to wall, twenty Austrian bent-wood chairs round
room, to be used in Coroner's Court when required, centre table, six chairs at table, linoleum,
fender, fireirons, and coal-box.
Lavatories—One looking-glass in each.
Caretaker's Apartments—Omitted.
Public Hall—1,000 chairs, Austrian bent-wood and perforated seats.
Shelving to Strong Rooms and in stores in basement to he fitted up subsequently, when
the Officers shall have had an opportunity of judging exactly what will be most suitable in
these special positions.
This was approved by the Vestry.
Resolved—That the Architects bo authorised to invite tenders for the before-mentioned
furniture from the following firms:—
Messrs. J. Shoolbred & Co., Tottenham Court Road.
„ Maple & Co., Ld., Tottenham Court Road.
„ Atkinson & Co., Westminster Bridge Road.
„ Tarn & Co., Newington Causeway.
„ Jones & Higgins, Peckham.
„ Waring & Sons, Oxford Street.
„ C. & R. Light, Shoreditch.
On 2nd February, 1897, the Town Hall Committee also reported that to meet the
requirements of the London County Council in respect to stage plays, the stage was open
up to the roof of the building, which would considerably lessen the acoustic properties of
the Hall in the event of a concert taking place, unless some steps were taken to prevent the
escape of sound to the roof, which could effectually be done by hanging a woollen curtain
over the stage suspended from the roof.
Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee—That the provision of a woollen
curtain for the before-mentioned purpose be included in the list of furniture to be tendered for.