Bernard Weatherill House is a municipal facility in

Croydon Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...

, London. The building, which is located just south of

Croydon Town Hall Croydon Town Hall is a council building in Katharine Street, Croydon which serves as headquarters for Croydon London Borough Council. It is a Grade II listed building. History Croydon's first town hall, which was located on the west side of th ...

, provides accommodation for many of the offices of

Croydon London Borough Council Croydon London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Croydon is divided into 28 wards, electing 70 c ...

History

The building was commissioned by

to replace the aging

Taberner House Taberner House housed many of the offices of Croydon London Borough Council until September 2013; the building was demolished in 2015. It was located in Croydon, London, close to the Croydon Town Hall. History Taberner House, which was designed ...

. The new building, which was designed by

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and built by AELTC at a cost of £107 million, was completed in May 2013. Croydon Council established a new Public Services Delivery Hub (PSDH) within the new building in September 2013. The new building, named Bernard Weatherill House after

Bernard Weatherill Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill, (25 November 1920 – 6 May 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1983 and 1992. Family He was the son of Bernard Bruce Weatherill (1 ...

, the late former local MP and

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, is 12 storeys in its highest section.

References

{{Croydon B&S Office buildings completed in 2013 Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Croydon