Taberner House, Municipal office building in Croydon, United Kingdom.
Taberner House was a municipal office building in Croydon that operated as the local council's administrative headquarters from the 1960s until its closure. The structure featured distinctive architectural design typical of post-war institutional buildings from that era.
Built between 1964 and 1967, it was named after Ernest Taberner OBE, a longtime Town Clerk who shaped the local administration. The building opened during a period of rapid administrative growth following the formation of the modern London Borough of Croydon.
The building represented a period of administrative expansion in post-war Britain, marking the establishment of the London Borough of Croydon's governmental presence.
The building closed in 2013 and was demolished in 2014, so there is nothing to see at the original site today. The location has since been transformed into a residential development, making it useful mainly for those interested in the area's recent urban changes.
After its closure, the site was redeveloped starting in 2018 to create a new residential community of around 500 homes. This transformation illustrates how post-war administrative buildings make way for housing developments in modern urban planning.
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