The hall known most recently as Watford Colosseum, and known widely as Watford Town Hall or Watford Assembly Rooms, has a long and distinguished musical history. The musical qualities of the auditorium are such that the hall is regarded by leading professional musicians and recording engineers, as well as by generations of concert-goers, as being truly exceptional; some consider it to be one of the finest halls for music in the world.

As well as being of exceptional intrinsic musical quality, the hall is located in a strategically favourable position close to motorways and major routes and with mainline and underground train services and three nearby airports. It is an ideal location for a major regional musical centre.  Arts education and other art forms are strongly represented in the area with music schools and a flourishing theatre.  A first class musical performance and education centre - especially if an art gallery were added as part of the renovation - would help complete the picture and allow the town to develop as a major regional centre for the arts.

For nearly ten years Classic Concerts Trust kept professional concerts alive at the hall, attracting large audiences and generating considerable public support. Now with the long-term existence of the hall under threat, we need to ensure not only that it is saved and renovated, but that it will subsequently be able to develop its full musical potential.

Watford Musical Heritage aims to ensure a flourishing musical life for this great building in the 21st century through providing a focus for public support and generating funds for artistic development.