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Brentwood Police Station and Magistrates Court, Brentford, Essex,- April 2018

Landie_Man

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I visited this site on two separate occasions; once in early April with a non-explorer friend; and again a week later with Mookster and our American Explorer friend who is over on a uni placement. 

The site is in the middle of a busy town, right on the main road and is in pretty good condition; not surprising as it only closed in  December 2017.  Inside its very very bare and only a few features redeem it.  It's nice and relaxed and all the power is still on, meaning that the cell panic alarms work and can be silenced from the central panel.  

Brentwood is one of several Police Stations in Essex to close recently; Tim and I explored Witham Station on the first visit.

The Police Station was built in 1937 and In December 2015 it was announced by Police and Crime Commissioner Nick Alston, that 15 police stations were to be closed to the public in Essex as part of a £63million spending cut. Brentwood Police Station was one of the 9 Police Stations closing completely. He stated that the buildings were buildings were no longer fit for purpose.

"Police officers, not buildings, fight crime," Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh said.

"We spend too much on too many police buildings, many of which are either no longer fit for policing or are hardly used by the public to report crime.

Bentwood Police station was eventually closed to the public in April 2016, and was finally fully vacated by the Police in December 2017. 

Police Operations have now moved to the local Town Hall. The building was closed as it cost £10million per year in running costs, and would have cost a further £30million in maintenance to bring it to modern standards. 

Kemsley LLP have recently announced the earmarking of Brentwood Police Station for proposed residential development. The former Police Station extends to approximately 2.75 acres and a planning application is to be submitted for 70-100 dwellings as part new builds,and part conversion of existing buildings.

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Cool place, feel free to take a look around the other reports on the forum - some great content at the moment ?

 
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Funny you should say that, I've finally got a spare moment to do just that and had literally just sat down, to do just that! 

 

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Liking that Landie. I've got a soft spot for police stations when I'm not there for the wrong reasons ;)

 

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Like the front, very art deco! Quite a cool place by the looks of it (y)  

 
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