The hall, which is close to Tower Bridge in the East End, is the last surviving Grand Music Hall in the world and the Grade II listed building is currently on the at-risk register with 40% of the site out of bounds.

The award follows a £700,000 funding boost that secured phase 1 of a building project given by the SITA Trust back in February.

In 2007 it was listed by the World Monuments Fund as one of 100 ...