The building and its rooms
Chartered Accountants' Hall history
A history and overview of the Chartered Accountants' Hall building, home to ICAEW since 1893.
Frieze
Find out more about the series of decorative figures which surround the exterior of Chartered Accountants' Hall, carved by four celebrated sculptors.
Main Reception Room
The Main Reception Room is the focal point of One Moorgate Place with its impressive domed glass ceiling and colourful stained-glass windows.
Members' room
Based on his love of Italy, John Belcher designed this iconic and charming space featuring a balustrade bridge in the style of the Rialto Bridge in Venice.
Great Hall
A history of William Whitfield's award-winning Great Hall at Chartered Accountants' Hall.
Entrance Hall and staircase
John Belcher's grand hallway design and imposing staircase at Chartered Accountants' Hall was inspired by the Italian architect Alessi's ornate Palazzo Cambiaso in Genoa.
Auditorium
A history and overview of the Auditorium (formerly the Examination hall) at Chartered Accountants' Hall.
Small reception room and Boardroom
Originally a suite of three connected rooms — the Committee Room, Cloakroom and Secretary’s Room — the latter two were later combined to form the Boardroom.
Business Centre
A history and overview of the Business Centre at Chartered Accountants' Hall.
The Library
The creation of an impressive library space was placed at the heart of the plans for Chartered Accountants’ Hall.
Copthall Avenue entrance
A look at the Copthall Avenue entrance and other architectural features of the 1970 extension, including the glazed staircase and the lift lobbies.
Restaurant
The basement space created in the 1970 extension has been a restaurant for most of its existence.
Architects and artists
John Belcher
The designer of the original Chartered Accountants’ Hall building believed in the alliance of art, sculpture and architecture.
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Sir William Hamo Thornycroft
Radical in its time, Thornycroft's frieze at Chartered Accountants’ Hall brought Victorian industry into dialogue with classical art.
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John James Joass
The architect of the 1931 extension to Chartered Accountants’ Hall worked on a range of commercial and institutional buildings, as well as memorials and even animal enclosures.
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Sir William Whitfield
The designer of the 1970 extension to Chartered Accountants’ Hall was an architect of remarkable range, and a master of contextualism.
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