During its former life as Battersea town Hall, the arts centre hosted a number of leading political figures from the 20th century, and arguably none more famous than suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.

Borough Council minutes show the venue was used to host regular meetings of both the Women’s Freedom league and the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), Miss Pankhurst’s original suffragette group.

In 1913, 100 years ago, the group was hurled into the limelight when prominent member Emily Davison was killed as she threw herself under the king’s horse at the Epsom Derby.

Miss Pankhurst died on June 14 1928, shortly after women were granted equal voting rights with men at aged 21.