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The Norwood Town Hall is the council seat of the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters. It is located on The Parade in the suburb of Norwood, Adelaide, Australia, five minutes east of the city centre.
The former City of Kensington and Norwood was the first outside of the City of Adelaide to receive the right to set up their own municipal corporation. The charter of the town was given on 7 July 1853, by the Governor, Sir Henry Young.[1] The original building, constructed in 1859, was the first Town Hall built in South Australia. The current building was designed by Alfred Wells and constructed in 1883; it included civic offices and a banqueting hall to service the growing town.[2] The Town Hall Clock is a local landmark.
The Town Hall's concert hall featured in the film Shine with Geoffrey Rush playing the role of the pianist David Helfgott; who is seen in the movie playing Franz Liszt. The Bösendorfer grand piano loaned by the Australian Society of Keyboard Music had to be winched up to the first floor hall. The piano is now stored in the Pilgrim Church, Flinders Street in Adelaide, where it is used for recitals each week.[3]
References
- ^ Steven Marshall MP, History of the Norwood Electorate
- ^ The History of Kensington & Norwood http://www.npsp.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=1359
- ^ David H. Hunter, Norwood http://www.david-h-hunter.com.au/norwood.htm