Haringey Civic Centre
| Haringey Civic Centre | |
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Middlesex | |
|---|---|
 Haringey Civic Centre | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ307906 |
| Location: | 51°35’59"N, 0°6’50"W |
| Town: | Wood Green |
| History | |
| Address: | 255 High Road |
| Built 1958 | |
| By: | Sir John Brown A E Henson and Partners |
| Information | |
Haringey Civic Centre, formerly known as the Wood Green Civic Centre, is a municipal building in High Road, Wood Green, Middlesex, an which serves as the seat of the local council, a role it has held since it was built in 1958.
The building is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The building was commissioned by the former Metropolitan Borough of Wood Green, to replace its previous headquarters, the aging Wood Green Town Hall.[2] The site selected for the new building had previously been occupied by the Fishmongers' and Poulterers' Almshouses.[2]
The new building was designed by Sir John Brown, A E Henson and Partners and opened as Wood Green Civic Centre on 15 March 1958.[1][3] It was established as the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Wood Green and continued to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Haringey council was formed in 1965. It then became known as Haringey Civic Centre.[2]
In 2017 the building was the subject of a consultation on regeneration options including possible replacement, but after the building was listed Grade II in July 2018, the regeneration options became more restricted.[4] Heritage England praised its "Scandinavian influence, transparency and modernity."[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1454719: Haringey Civic Centre (Grade II listing)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 'London's Town Halls' (Historic England), page 97
- ↑ "The Civic Plunge Revisited". Twentieth Century Society. 24 March 2012. https://www.c20society.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2012-2403-CivicPlungeRevisitedlowres2.pdf. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Haringey Civic Centre listing raises new regeneration questions". BD Online. 10 August 2018. https://www.bdonline.co.uk/haringey-civic-centre-listing-raises-new-regeneration-questions/5095015.article. Retrieved 4 May 2020.