It is the most significant part of Lambeth Town Hall, also known as Brixton Town Hall is the head office of the London Borough of Lambeth on Brixton Hill and Acre Lane, Brixton, London SW2. It is a Grade II listed building, built in 1908, and designed by Septimus Warwick. In 1905, an architectural competition for the new Town Hall attracted 143 entries, with the winning submission coming from two young architects, Mr Septimus Warwick and Mr Herbert Hall. The foundation stone was laid on the 21st July 1906, and the building was officially opened by King George V and Queen Mary (then Prince and Princess of Wales) on the 29th April, 1908.