Arbour Square police station
Arbour Square police station was located in
squatted
twice before being redeveloped into apartments.
History
The site on the corner of Aylward Street and East Arbour Street near
Thames Magistrates Court.[1][2] The land was bought in 1888 for £7,500.[3] The station was upgraded in the 1920s and then sustained wartime damage in 1944 from a V-1 flying bomb.[2] It became the divisional headquarters of H division in 1947, taking over from Leman Street.[4]
When the Social Democratic Federation held a rally in 1885, eight people were arrested and taken to Arbour Square. At the court case the next day,
squatted in 2004.[6][7] After the squatters were evicted in 2005, it remained empty until 2011 when it was again squatted.[8] The station has now been redeveloped into residential apartments.[2]
References
- ^ "Planning Applications for Decision and Conservation area consent" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1398100169.
- ISBN 9781445621685.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ "Survey of London: Leman Street Police Station, 74 Leman Street". surveyoflondon.org.
- ISBN 978-1-4008-5893-4.
- ^ S2CID 28777029.
- ^ O’Neill, Sean; Nicola Woolcock (17 January 2005). "Squatters find police station is good home without any charges". Times Online. London: News International Group. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Squatters take over former police station". Evening Standard. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.