Join us on a history tour around our Grade II Listed building, and explore spaces that are never usually open to the public.

Led by a member of the Shoreditch Town Hall staff team, you will learn about how the use of the space developed over the years from a municipal building that opened in 1866, holding the inquest into the murder of Jack the Ripper’s last victim Mary Kelly in 1888, to becoming one of the East End's premiere boxing venues in the 60s, hosting colourful trance nights in the 1990s with the now infamous Whirl-Y-Gig, to the leading arts venue it is today with a programme of spectacular theatre, star-studded comedy, boisterous drag queens and more.

You'll find out about the architecture and design of our building, and get the opportunity to see your favourite film and TV locations in the flesh - our spaces were recently featured in Baby Reindeer and A Quiet Place: Day One. Plus, you'll hear more about the Women of Shoreditch Town Hall, featuring the stories of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst, women’s rights advocate Helen Taylor, Shoreditch's first woman mayor Henrietta Girling OBE and others.

Oh, and you might bump into a ghost in The Ditch...

There will be free refreshments (tea, coffee, squash, biscuits) and you’ll even have the chance to bag one of our History Book’s at a discounted price.

The tour on Saturday 5 October will be part of our Fun Palaces day, where we are inviting our local community to join us for activities in the building. You can find out more by clicking here. This tour is free and can be booked online or you can turn up on the door. Donations on the day are welcome.

Not available for a tour? Don't worry - we're taking part in Open House Festival in September too. For more information, click here.

In 2021, Shoreditch Town Hall underwent a façade clean - the first in the buildings 155 year history! Watch below: