I will be documenting its disappearance from the Croydon skyline. Some will think it's a good thing, but it has been a prominent feature of Croydon for the last 50 years, and I'll be a little sad to see it go.
It is the archetypal 60's skyscraper and should really be a listed building, but what could be done with it?
A new complex of buildings is planned for the site, mainly flats for sale and to rent http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Vision-Taberner-House-s-future-unveiled/story-19853530-detail/story.html
Taberner House was built between 1964 and 1967, designed by architect H. Thornley, with Allan Holt and Hugh Lea as borough engineers. Although the Croydon corporation had needed extra space since the 1920s, it was only with the imminent creation of the London Borough of Croydon that action was taken. It has its upper slab block narrowing towards both ends. It was named after Ernest Taberner OBE, Town Clerk from 1937 to 1963. (source: Wikipedia).
