Gardens · London
Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings
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Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Ross Burgess — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Reedham · 0.2 km
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Purley Council Offices, also known as Purley Town Hall, is a former municipal building in Brighton Road, Purley, London. The structure, which was the headquarters of Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Following significant population growth, largely associated with the increasing number of commuter homes in the area, the villages of Coulsdon, Purley and Sanderstead were brought together as an urban district within the historic county of Surrey in 1915. In the 1920s the new civic leaders decided to procure council offices for the area: the site chosen was open land on the north side of Brighton Road. The new building was the subject of a design competition which was assessed by Philip Hepworth and won by W. B. Nicholls and Basil Hughes. The new building was designed in the Neo-Georgian style, built in red brick with stone dressings at a cost of £30,000 and was officially opened by the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3316, -0.1255
- District
- Croydon
- Parish
- Croydon, unparished area
- Postcode
- CR8 4EX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Croydon South
- Established
- 1930
- Nearest railway station
- Reedham — 0.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q26317169 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Purley Council Offices (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings?
- Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings is in London, United Kingdom (postcode CR8 4EX), in the parish of Croydon, unparished area.
- What is Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings?
- Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings?
- The nearest railway station is Reedham, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode CR8 4EX.
- When was Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings built?
- Built or established in 1930.
- How do I get to Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings?
- The nearest railway station is Reedham, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CR8 4EX.