Building record 1560500000 - Amersham Police Station, King George V Road

Summary

Police station built in 1961

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • POLICE STATION (Built 1961, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Amersham Police Station, designed by the County Architect, Fred Pooley and built in 1961. Modern rectangular building of three storeys with flat roof. Each long elevation is divided into 11 regular bays of windows flanked by brick piers. Built of brown brick with rendered recessed panels beneath each window and across the top of the elevation. Forms part of a civic complex including library, court, council offices and health centre built between 1960 and 1980. Source: Pevsner guide (vol. Buckinghamshire, p.139). Building assessed in 2014 as having low architectural and historical significance, with a low risk of demolition, and in good structural condition (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>XYSBC26798 Unpublished document: ECUS Environmental Consultants Ltd. 2015. Police Stations of England 1850-1995. Gazetteer ID: 02413. [Mapped feature: #49831 ]

Location

Grid reference SU 96668 98248 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 3 2024 2:25AM

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