Holborn Police Station, London



Architect
John Innes Elliot
Date Built
Mid 1960s
Location
10 Lamb's Conduit Street, London WC1N 3NR
Description
The Pevsner Guide to North London describes this police station, on the corner of Lamb's Conduit Street and Theobalds Road, as featuring a, "... Low Portland stone faced block to the street with a pattern of slit windows on the top floor and a tower behind."





In 2002 the building underwent a significant program of refurbishment.  At that time it was described as incorporating, "... the Met Police custody suites, firing range, vehicle unit, offices, canteen and recreational facilities for approximately 500 officers, support staff and operational teams."  The piggotandwhitfield.co.uk website says that the refurbishment involved, "... a ‘re-stack’ of the existing accommodation within Holborn Police Station. This was undertaken with a phased approach. Typical floor plate refurbishments included: An open desk system interspersed with storage areas, several single offices, quiet rooms and break out areas. Upgrade and or replacement of comms, IT, air conditioning, chilled water and heating plant, central air handling units, emergency lighting and fire alarm system.
Upgrade/replacement of equipment in the kitchen was also required on each floor."


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