Additional tour added due to popular demand!

Join us on an International Women's Day history tour around our Grade II Listed building, featuring the stories of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst, women’s rights advocate Helen Taylor, Shoreditch's first woman mayor Henrietta Girling OBE and more.

Exploring spaces that are never usually open to the public, 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 popular, women-led 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.

The tour will be led by our very own Cultural Programme Manager, Susannah Bramwell. An east London native, Susannah is an arts producer working across live performance, events, and participatory projects, with a particular passion for socially driven, interdisciplinary, and accessible programmes. While at the University of Exeter, she took most interest in researching women's history, which included a research website project on “difficult” Women in Theatre and their strategies of resistance, and her dissertation on early modern representations of women who killed their husbands in cheap print. Since her degree, she has continued to take great interest in women's history, and is excited to lead this tour and share the stories of the brilliant women of STH!

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENTS AT STH

Get a dynamic Introduction to Bollywood Dance and hear more about Hackney Women with the Susan Doe's book launch. View all events by clicking here.

CHANGES TO THE FRONT OF OUR BUILDING AND LIFT ACCESS

During the run of this show, the lift at the front of our building will be temporarily inaccessible, as we will be installing a new ramp. However, we are committed to ensuring that all our visitors can access the building comfortably. An alternative lift is available at the rear of the building, please contact our team in advance to let us know if you will need to use it: info@shoreditchtownhall.com

We apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding!

Please note, we will be taking photographs during this tour, which will be used to promote future events in our building. If you have any questions, please speak to a member of staff on arrival.