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Caxton Hall is a Grade II listed building in Westminster, London, with a history of hosting political and artistic events. It was a register office for celebrity weddings, the venue for the First Pan-African Conference, the Rites of Eleusis, the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, and the National Front formation.
Oct 20, 2014 · Caxton Hall was a popular registry office in Westminster where many famous faces tied the knot, from Elizabeth Taylor to Diana Dors. See photos and stories of the stars who got married at this listed building that also witnessed political events and protests.
Caxton Hall is a 17th-century brick house with a tree-lined drive, a footbridge and herbaceous plantings. It is located in the centre of Caxton village, some distance from Ermine Street, and has a wrought iron gate and mature trees.
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Caxton Hall is a Grade II listed building in Westminster, London, built as a town hall in 1878-82 and later used as a registry office. It was also a key venue for the Women's Social and Political Union, the militant suffrage society founded by Emmeline Pankhurst, and hosted several Women's Parliaments and deputations to the House of Commons.
Caxton Hall was a former city hall and a venue for political and social events. It was linked to the Suffragettes, the Amritsar massacre and famous weddings.
Caxton Hall was built as a Westminster Town Hall in 1878-82 and is now a commercial building. It was a key site in the women's suffrage campaign in the early 20th-Century.
HISTORY Built as town hall in 1878-82 by the architects Lee and Smith, Caxton Hall became a key site in the campaign for women’s suffrage. The Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) was founded in Manchester in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst and a group of women from the Independent Labour Party (ILP).
