Taberner House
| Taberner House | |
|---|---|
 Taberner House | |
  Taberner House Location within London Borough of Croydon | |
| General information | |
| Location | Croydon, London |
| Coordinates | 51°22′17″N 0°05′52″W / 51.3714°N 0.0977°W |
| Inaugurated | 1967 |
| Owner | Croydon London Borough Council |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | H. Thornley |
Taberner House housed many of the offices of Croydon London Borough Council until September 2013; the building was demolished in 2015. It was located in Croydon, London, close to the Croydon Town Hall.
History
[edit]Taberner House, which was designed by architect H. Thornley, with Allan Holt as borough engineer and Hugh Lea as the borough architect, was built between 1964 and 1967.[1][2] Although the Croydon Corporation had needed extra space to supplement Croydon Town Hall since the 1920s, it was only with the imminent creation of the London Borough of Croydon that action was taken. It had its upper slab block narrowing towards both ends. It was named after Ernest Taberner OBE, Town Clerk from 1937 to 1963.[3]
Taberner House accommodated most of the council's central employees, and its 'one-stop shop' was the main location for the public to access information and services. In September 2013 Croydon Council moved their main departments into a new Public Services Delivery Hub (PSDH) at Bernard Weatherill House.[4]
In April 2014, demolition of Taberner House was underway.[5] By 2015, the demolition was complete and Croydon Council had announced a revised residential scheme to lessen the impact on adjoining green spaces and to provide more affordable housing.[6] Construction of a 500-home development began in May 2018[7] and completion was expected in 2021.[8] In June 2021, it was reported that the first part of the project would be completed in August and the development as a whole, including the adjacent Queen's Gardens, would be finished in the autumn.[9]
In September 2015, the site was temporarily planted with crocus as a link with the origins of the town's name. Plants were later made available to community gardens within the borough.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Taberner House, London". Skyscraper News. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1984). London 2: South. Penguin Books. p. 202. ISBN 978-0140710472. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "No. 39040". The London Gazette. 13 October 1950. p. 5095.
- ^ "Bernard Weatherill House". Open House London. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Taberner House to be demolished floor by floor". 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Baynes, Chris (8 July 2015). "Council Scraps Developer Deal to Take Control of Taberner House Plans". croydonguardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Construction begins on huge 500-home development in heart of town". Your Local Guardian. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Housing association agrees £62m forward funding deal with developer". Inside Housing. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ insidecroydon (23 June 2021). "After eight-year wait, Taberner House flats near completion". Inside Croydon. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Community project champions Croydon's lost crocus fields", Grass Roots: The RHS Community Update: Issue No. 24, p. 6, Winter 2015–16, archived from the original on 18 August 2016, retrieved 18 January 2016