Harrow Civic Centre
| Harrow Civic Centre | |
|
Middlesex | |
|---|---|
 Harrow Civic Centre | |
| Type: | Town hall |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ15498913 |
| Location: | 51°35’21"N, 0°20’3"W |
| Town: | Harrow |
| History | |
| Address: | Station Road |
| Built 1973 | |
| By: | Eric G. Broughton |
| Town hall | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Harrow Council |
Harrow Civic Centre is a sprawling, modern municipal building which stands behind Station Road, in Harrow, Middlesex. It is the headquarters of Harrow Council, for whom it was built.
History
Before the civic centre was built, the modern Harrow Council did not have purpose-built municipal offices.[1] The new building was designed by Eric G. Broughton, built by F.G. Minter and opened as Harrow Civic Centre in May 1973.[1][2] It is a square concrete structure in a modernist style with a courtyard at the centre.
In October 2014, as part of its regeneration strategy, the council announced proposals to move its headquarters to a more modern facility in Wealdstone and to release the civic centre site for residential use.[3] However, in March 2019, it indicated that there would be delays[4] and, in July 2019, the council decided to find a regeneration partner to help to expedite the development.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'London's Town Halls' (Historic England), page 109
- ↑ "The Building of Harrow Civic Centre". London Film Archives. https://www.londonsscreenarchives.org.uk/title/338/. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ↑ "Regeneration Strategy: 2014-2026". London Borough of Harrow. 1 November 2014. https://www.harrow.gov.uk/www2/documents/s117992/Harrow%20Regeneration%20Strategy.pdf. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ↑ "New Harrow Civic Centre won’t be built by 2020". Harrow Times. 22 March 2019. https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/17520498.new-harrow-civic-centre-wont-be-built-by-2020/. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ↑ "Harrow Council to appoint private regeneration partner after call-in". Harrow Times. 2 July 2019. https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/17743317.harrow-council-to-appoint-private-regeneration-partner-after-call-in/. Retrieved 4 May 2020.