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The town of Croydon's first local authority was a body of improvement commissioners established in 1829. [4] They were superseded in 1849 by an elected local board. [5] [6] The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1883, after which it was governed by a body formally called the "Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Croydon", generally known as the corporation, town council ...
In 2005, Croydon Council drew up a Public Art Strategy, with a vision intended to be accessible and to enhance people's enjoyment of their surroundings. [149] The public art strategy delivered a new event called Croydon's Summer Festival hosted in Lloyd Park. [150] The festival consists of two days of events. [151]
The ward covered central Croydon. For elections to the Greater London Council , the ward was part of the Croydon electoral division from 1965 and then the Croydon Central division from 1973. Vivian Bendall , who was a councillor for the ward throughout its existence, became MP for Ilford North in 1978 .
The building was commissioned by Croydon London Borough Council to replace the aging Taberner House. [1] The new building, which was designed by EPR Architects and built by AELTC at a cost of £107 million, was completed in May 2013. [2] Croydon Council established a new Public Services Delivery Hub (PSDH) within the new building in September ...
Woodside is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Croydon. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Croydon London Borough Council. [1] [2] The ward covers the Woodside area.
Taberner House accommodated most of the council's central employees, and its 'one-stop shop' was the main location for the public to access information and services. In September 2013 Croydon Council moved their main departments into a new Public Services Delivery Hub (PSDH) at Bernard Weatherill House .
The building served as the headquarters of the County Borough of Croydon for much of the 20th century and went to become the local seat of government of the enlarged London Borough of Croydon on its formation in 1965. [12] Council officers and their departments moved out to Taberner House, located to the south east of the town hall, in 1967. [13]