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Dagenham Civic Centre (CU London)

Historic site · Dagenham, England

Dagenham Civic Centre stands at Becontree Heath on Rainham Road North, RM10 7BN, and is now a university campus rather than a civic building. It sits roughly 2 km from a station in any direction, with Dagenham East about 2.0 km, Chadwell Heath about 2.0 km and Dagenham Heathway about 2.2 km; buses 5, 103, 128, 150, 173, 175, 499, EL2 and N15 stop within 600 m, with a stop named Cu London University / Rainham Rd North about 80 m from the building.

History

Ernest Berry Webber designed it in the modern style in 1936 and it opened the following year. Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council occupied it until 2016; it was vacated and leased to CU London the following year. It is listed at Grade II as NHLE 1064422, first listed 24 August 1981, under the list entry name Former Main building and Council Chamber of Dagenham Civic Centre.

Visit

CU London (Dagenham), Rainham Road North, Dagenham, London RM10 7BN

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