@ © Q~prfANI 7 2 ge P.cc • ln youa XO-yage Ilaeciai­ Saayye4 by oag yhotograyhert Staart Liytoa, 4irector oa a 4eqreloyiag eogayaayv Geral4 Leqria, archltect aa4 Nick Wates, a aorgaer sfiaattersc lea4er. What 4o theli'see through the ) • least Featare ye 14e Free to 52,000 homes No. 33 Thursday, November 4, 1002 Also st selected newssgents, prlce 5p New Journal brings joy... Anciy gete h S • Gas bill

• Weekea4 act ie n c:ha IP Tv twr CASH snd cheques Iellemof klndudsheb put hls moneywhere • Vae exe ee hsve come pourlng " Thank you f o r hls mouth lm • Jobs I n for the N e w prlntlng an artlcle As soon as he aaw 4iesel­ Journays wheel. such as thls snd our fmnt page, he chslr sppesl on wlsh Andrew well msde s generous ylS/16 Motogs yle behalf of dlsabled from me,u ssld one ofter. Arldrew CrCoatw Somers Town gent. Camden S p orts Joumsl r e adem A csller from Prlm Counca held an were clesrly moved ross Hlfl promlasd emergency meetlng WalkahastIoadat? by our front page to maks up the sfter resdlng the story of Andrew's bslance on whstever story snd offemd to CAMDEN ceald be wltbeut bucecaad wltb only afcw paght waa ralsed. And a buy the wheelchatr tubes on Monday. Tnmcpart unleuc me prcparlug Ia for Andy outrlght Iakc ctrlke actleu la cuppert of the hcaltb ualeax Now a speclafly bullt penaloner sent R5 cash. Sut by thst tlme the RouudIbe-clock pickeic at Chalk Ferm garageNia wheelchalr to plsy smount needed hsd ensurec complete shutdown ofbuc routes46,24, 31 aud hls fsvourite gsme already been sub 63. Meeuwbile, tube serviceswill be seriously reducwt it of basketbafl ls no Generous acrlbed. is expectwt longer a dream. Andrswtoldthe New The transport strike is in solidarity with the becl Within hours of the The MsyorofCamden, Journsl from his workers national dey of action in support of c tveive New Joumsl dppeap Councillor Tom home in Frsderick cant wage claim ing, the 2300 or so Devine, who hss Street Klng's Croaw do buy the wheel. pnthuaisatlcally ' Nlcannotbelievethe chair wae ralaad. iaunchad hla own generosity of ao Newsdesk Tel. 485 8207 Donstiona ranged charity appeal fund many paopls. hty from R2 to R150. on behslf of the thanks go to all of For ads Tel. 482 1960 I disabled, csrtsinly them." • Andrew, at hle King'c Cross home And with them came

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• • ' NEARLY 4,000 homes 1 1 in Cemdea are empty­ • cud almost c quarter of Hoye %oa the homeless A SURPRISE IS ic on them are ewaed by Ibe tbewcytoMrc.l Kcrr, eflady Somerset Road, ceuucil, acccidlug Io Ibe the number of vacant house survey earlier in the left empty by private lcnd­ Keuflcb Town — Ibic lateit pubflcbed flgurec. year. ptoperllec in their hands lords were considered in Last April, 3,900 homes week's Lucky Stdke I Just over 1,000'of the by letting them on e the report. wluuer. in the borough were empiy, short-life basis. And they Brent Council have the official Greater Lou­ empty homes listed in the Mrc. Kerr cpeued the I oiflcicl survey were owned are now considering ways successfully put homeless words New Jeuraal iu dou House Condition Sur­ by Camden Council, com­ Io reducethe number of fcmiTies in vacant proper­ vey revealed.This is more ties.— ecd saved them­ the Sbeppiag Ccutrc than twice the number of pared with 2,500 in private homes lelt empty by cdvcrdcemeat pegc 2p ' ,CI ownership cud 250 owned private owners eud put selves substantial sums­ Ifyeuwcutretryyeur properties that were clcsci­ homeless families in Ibem by negotiating e lease with fied as empty by the Gem­ by housing escacieiiouc. luck again this week, A report to e council Two schemes adopted landlords on c fixed-term cecrcb fer the words / A CONPIÃ1K EKRAUST deu Single People Housing cub-commiuee on Tburc­ by other councils contract. SYSIKN OR SIIOCK Campaign which did c under which, the local The owner received e New Jcuruel badeu iu borough-wide bauce-to­ dey claimed that Camden eue of the advertise­ ) ASSORSKSSJPcb) were taking steps Io mduce authority take over homes Ceutlaued on Pg' ments. Cut cut t he With thlc coupon valld only at Camden 1'own. advert, flflIC Ibe ecupou N INNle Iec Ieul NINNMMNI on page 7 (FULL name Ve MeMROCC Z N C C aud address please) aud Nlu I CAMecu eu Vice girls yay the yrice send both tw LUCKY OVER THE psst year mere tbaa I+00 precfltatec AabeegbIbcrchccbcec e eieeIc Iccciee elecetae, beMIA STRIKE, Camden New I„: have beenarrested Iu the Klng'c Cross area thereuee cecvidecca ofevgaeiccdgroups Mevieg lu Ociy It Journal, 40 Camden Bcl pimpe, Nbc Mcey aelicvc cec part er the crgceiced cccecer'vieieccc bcd bece rcceeded for that McA Road, NWI, Ic reach uc crkuccctuerk bebicdpreeuieuce, beve ee eceier ume erIa Cemmeedcr Chembcrc, crbiclecd by Mccy cpcckere about ue later tbcu flrct post Is Ociy eix bcve.bcee eeraared ie the same pcried. the Iype of pciidcg In King's Cross, eaumctedthatIbeec Neee Tuesday merulug. The oarcieiegevidecce te ceccawresy pveecceie e pimp cbeet 400 precsterec epcresc'g In Ibc rcd sgbi dlvulca Yer flrct afl-correct eutry C icveivce many beurc er peuce ebcervcsec end pleciy ef IbareNerconly gaa pescc In thewhole of camden, bcpelend ueg out of the edbcr'c ehat" proof,Ccmdcc'e pepcecblerFrank Cbcmben told e mea eea udflbe the wluaer. er the Kieg'c Cross Werkieg pcriy. He ecid that peiica Nere ebiiged Ie apply Ibc Icu. 11'Ieccl Tha brothelkeepcw erArgyic gqececcrc ccdcr even less people Nere dieccdcaed Nkb the recuke, Ibcy shoulduy Ie A 69-yecueid West Hcmp. I =" pressure. Oeiy four have bcee errecied tbrc year — eix less stead Nemce, Miss Ircee cbcege b. •, Ibce last yccr. Aed cvec Nbce Caught Ibey cce cxpeci Ie gat Drery, Nce founddeed Ic hcr • • • I

Ccmdec Ceecdi peace eemmiuec, uhicb Nec presented • • away Nah egiaa aee et, ctNeeer, tbrce monthsImpeieeemcea Levcrldge Road Sct ec 0 Commander Cbcmbercdiecgreed Nkb the popularecuec ukh c Mpert of the Klug'e Cross Werkleg Party ycctardey e (Wedeeedcy) are Ie Ieveedgcia pecciaie lcgci meanser pre. Wedeacdey Icet week by amtbig.iime gangstersoperate Iu Kicg'c Cross, ecceercgiegc pepca whe bcd been called veeucg kerb crcuiieg Ic the etua L CN M M ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ J 0 rice ic street vieiecce ced rebbcrrca by eexieec eaigbbeerc.

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A part of the steps up the NORTH THAMES GAS Q British Gss Corporation P.O. Box 45, Wembiey, Middlesex HAO ILB yaessuae • • • Qas Supplied MP Joclf Stallsrd brought ub the quesfloa of Pence Chargss VAT VAT Charges Tohtl Amount Prescnt Prmrhms Cubic lest Thiiriils per f Rate f f staadlag charges at the annual meetlog of Camden it esgrrmbidi iuiindrsds) Therm pensloaers on Sstnrday. As a result of.well-orgaaised csmpdgalng by 13'9 1390 3 1 30 500 0.95 0.0 0 00 0 95 pensloners tbs Government wss aow under a tre­ STAHBIHO CHAR 9.00 0.0 0.00 9 00 mendous smount of pressure to dosometbiag about it, he sald. Mr. S t sllarL a p e nsloners' rlgbts, staunch defender of s pokeofthepflghtofold ) people under the That­ cher Goverament. as metea chaa'ge He told hls audlencw "This Government has beea coasistent la one way only — consisteatly bad.m exylosive Total Amnunl Cut Charged!o pas poing lor gnouiries c ' He explsined how 15 1 82 2 1 82315 1 E r12 00 1 9.95 0.00 9.95 they now wisbed to eut back ou pensloas.on tbe —. "is proceeding", he groands that they had ST PANCRAS North The pensioner who By NEW JOURNAL EheISOrtea said in reply to s plea been overpaylag. MP Jock Stallard ls teceived the bill used just from Staflsrd that the ml can't believe thst flghtbtg a Serseesmpaiga 95pworth of gss last resultsshould be 'made sny government in lts to makesurethstelderly qusrter in her ground­ standingchargecomprises to less thsn 50 per cent of public. "I do not propose rlght miad — and in people no loager reeelve floor flat in Falkland m ore thanhalf of each the total sum demanded. quarterly bilL Pressure last year by to publish further results . • Jock Stallard, MP. s electloa year — could gas bifls Ilke tbls(above) RoecL Thestandingchsrge et this stage." cldm twoper cent back sent to a Kentigh Town increased her bill uesrly But tlus wes Just about Mr. Stallard snd other all Mr., Lswson gave Labour MPs forced the frompeassons, hesald. peasiouem two weeks tenfold. Government to review About one million gss And the problem of sge away in reply to a series Limiting ' of Psrlismentsry' ques­ the standing charges snd users snd 750,000 elec­ bypothermia he accused The $9.95 bill msy Bills tricity consumers psy the Government ofre­ appear modest — but tions put to him by Mr. an inquiry hesbeen under The British Gss Cor­ And last week inParlia­ StallsrcL who has been wsy since last January. poretion end the Electri­ cnore on the compulsory gsrdlngss justone ofthe nearly the whole sum is But Mr. Lawson hssso city Council are looking standing charge than on day-to-day hardshlps to made up of s "standing ment, Energy Secretary csmpaigaing for two thefuel they use.Accord­ Nigel Lswson revealed years to get standing fsr refused to publish its at the possibiTity oflimit­ be endure* He sakh charge" which afl con­ that about 500,000 other findings. Work on the ing the standing charges ing to Mr. Lswson, about mSooa there wfllbe s sumers have to psy charges on pensioners' half of these bills are re­ pensionecs also receive fuel bills scrapped d­ review — being done but heve madeno decision new coraer's verdict mgsrdless of how much together with the DHSS about the idea, he added. ceived by pensioners. known as 'bsd luck'.' gss they actually use. gss bills in which the together, or at lesst limited 4 BUY CHR'ISTMAS PAESENTS NOW 4 O~„pI' gO OOR PRICfC OOR PRICCC CCNNOT CANNOT Of OflyfN Of OflTCN THIS SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY — 9 a.m.-6.30 p.m.

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CAMDEN

Camden Council Housing Redevelopment of Tolmers Square

The successful outcome of the joint co-operation of -- local people, Camden Council, Greycoat London Estates Ltd., the developers. A unique venture which has gradually brought back life into a neglected area by providing decent homes and community facilities for 71 families — as well as financial gain to Camden. The council woul like h' tu thank the many local people and organisations ~i ho have contributed towards its success in a number of different ways. It would also like to thank consultant architects Renton, Howard, Wood, Levin Partnership, for their imaginative scheme which reflects so well the former characterof the area and Sir Robert McAlpine 8c Sons for implementing it The council now looks forward to the completion of the final scheme, being undertaken by its own building department which will.provide a further 66 homes in the area during Spring 1983.

London Borough of Camden Hall Euston Road, NW1

0 Camden New Journal, Novsmbsr S, 1082 Tolmers S q u a r e s p e c i a I Profits-for-people plan new all square

.T.. v. .) BSI NE%W JOURNAL Petgoegea IT STANDS like s trie d to claim Tohners I n such down-to-eartb glant orb cspturlng m Square for otflces in bitter t e rms the council can't be mlrrored wells the battles against residents too worried either. It is ­ who wanted the land for understood that as free­ jt +. I c housing. holders the council stand But all that seemed to to draw about2400,000 a belong to yesterday at the year from the office pmt Ghostly llas slide c eremony when t h e of the development. noiselessly up and m akers of t h e n e w Little seemed to be down see-through lift Tolmers Square were able to spoil the serenity shsfts stsndlng gusrd clearly reflecting in the ofthe opening ceremony. st the entraoce. glory of their creation. A protest banner, held by laside, the ofliees The politicians puffed a group of men and possessthe last word ia with civic Pride. women who once squat­ elcetronic wizardry, a Gerald Levm, a partner in the crumbling strange contrast to the in the finn of architects, G eorpan housesof this ground floor where a Renton Howard Wood historic square. finally natural brick-walled er­ Levin Partnership, with gave and sahk to the cade ls frloged wltb colleague John TebbutL gmund. No one seemed plants sod palm trees couldntrestram smdes of to mind. The group lay Imported from Spala. satisfaction. back on the grass and It ls a tribute, it its watched the children own way, to wbat srehi­ FtId';i::iB)'fyf:::8'NSIII@skim down the slide. tects can do whea com­ Even Nick Wates, the merclal urges are sub. C®158M:.::48x8)' former squatters' leader ordinated to aesthetlc sp Tofnmrs decrsroo of those battles ten years needs. ago, grudgingly admitted Behind the glass-like that it was not such a bad " • A viewfrom the Square. complex, scaled down in Stuart Lipton, director development alter alL size, is a homely estate of the property develop. He thought itwss a pity cushioned from the sound ers, Greycoat London that none of the families of treflic in Euston RoacL Estates LtcL, who psrt­ who had lived in the old nrmd Csmden in the iiumc hsC rcnc bsck to recreation area with scheme,did notseem un­ claim s stake in the re­ - ~ E R D A V I D slides and c l imbing happy either. born Square. He blamed frames,all sculpted outof A youngish man who is the council, who had the site whem once stood said to have made a pmmised that anyone dis­ the old Tolmers Cinema. pound or two he seemed placed by the develop­ NEWSAGENTS extraordinarily overawed, ment could return, for not 182 KENTISH TOWN ROAD, NWS Tbls, the new as ifhe were seeing the encouragmg them to go (OPP. SAINSBURYS). TEL 267 8971 Tolmers Squsre, is new Squarefor the first back. undoubtedlya unlqoe time. In fact, during the However, a few of the phenomenoin, a two yearsof construction, old stagers who had cam­ ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE eombined offlce aod he visited the site hun­ paigned during the 'fifdes hoasing developmcnt dreds of times, watching and 'sixties against the pioocersd by Camdsa rt gfow. slum landlords and later THE OPENING OF A NEW SHOP Couacil. He ssld be felt the speculator, JoeLevy, satlsfled because tbe did return for the cere­ During the quiet civic project provedthat mony — old soldiers visit­ jollities of the opening 'sound commerclsl ing a battleground. PETER DEREK ceremony on Saturday it practlce aad good was easy to forget that No doubt they at: 25TOLMERS SQUARE, NW1 archltecture csn go remembered tbcrat­ Tolmers Square was j together. Near Junction of Road and Euston Road) I onee a cause celebre of riddcn houses, tbe Bulldiags tbat lsst bufldlags that actusgy post-warurbanredevelop­ and are admlred snd ment. wanted wfll go on gave up aad TEL: 387 1458 For about twenty years coflspsed tbrougb maldng moneyfor decay aad aegtectc up to the mid-seventies those who own them private developers had — ss he sees L Coatlaucd on P.I2

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WE WILL BE STOCKING A WIDE RANGE OF COMMERCIAL STATIONERY, AS WELL AS OUR NORMAL GREETINGS, CARDS, MAGAZINES, CONFECTIONARY AND OF COURSE

CUT PRICE CIGARETTES, 0 • The men who helped to make the project possible — Stuart Lipton, director of tha developlng compsny, Erlc 'Farmery, council offlclal TOBACCOS AND CIGARS responslble for the scheme, archltects John Tebbutt and Gerald Levln, and Stuart ldacKrell from the bullders, Slr Robert ggacAlplne. Csmden New Journsl, Novembers, 1982

Greycoat London Estates Ltd. and Legal & General (Pension Fund) are pleased to have been in partnership with the during the development of Tolmers Square project and wish it every success w

12 Camden New Journal, Nnvambard, 1082 T elmei s Sq ua i e s p e e l a l

EVERY SUCCESS TO THE TOURERS SQUARE PROJECT 124 Drumm'ond Stmef, NIIJI TefepAane: 337 14SO :, Reflections­ (Eutabttuhed 30years) ' by John Mills Io between were meay For Frieri dly Atmosphere THE OPENING of tbe dilfereat groups with axes to ncw olace block at Tol­ giiml — banksesd fnsaciers, e mers Squsm marln the pbumers end srcbitects, ead of a long aad tor. community activists end . tuous ro'ad Oom the rao squstters wbo.bsd moved For Good Value down and decaylng old into many of the empty properiies in the ares, baudlngs aadwndhloasl ­ enmmunlty often years jouroelists remember Booker snd Gres — eng sgo to the reflectlve right in the mkidle, Csmden For Good Food glass buudiag on Easton Council, whose job it wes to Rosd aud brand new try to resolve so many hoasing just bshiad it diFerent snd conflicung I I I Tbiseltc bad becn aa ln­ lrltolosts. Dmous gvcnad betwcco W hat thein end wssdeci those wbo supyorted sad ded'wes probably the only those wbo opposcd re­ practical wsy out of the developmeat, cspeelslly dilemma, though this dld not darlog tbe proyesty boom produce e scheme which of tbccarly l970's.Rsagwl sstisfled everyone. Csmden Congratulations to the London on oac slde werc thc bought the site from the dcvclopcre,. wltb bage developers wbo owned itsnd , Borough of .Camden on the yroflwbclng made by dty l instigated b classic city successful completion of the mntrc ofllee buudlng. On mixed development A well tbe otbcr sldc was tbc local known propeny development Tolmers Square Development eommunky, bhtcrly op­ company built the ollices, posed tothe dlsroyaoa end butoutofthe profitsmade on houslng loss wblch re­ doing that came mitch of the development would brfng money to psy for Local ASC la trsin. Autbofity housing which ggo(oj+I could otherwise aever have • Reflecaons ln a mlrmr I gweefhf been builtthere plus sfunber mohft~ wfbrfercn HALAL sum which will help to keep Contloued eom P.la When the Camden­ ItANZIL down Csmden's rates. the evlctlons, the spcculatloa but 'slso Greycost deal was Oj'eoewe thepsnsfs are allowed the eounefl eoacocted bt the late BUTCHERS protest marches... 'scvcatles,lt was nfghr. Jf kwv c eemPIemirs At that time, Joe Levy, to brcath ufe back lgg onunmongN, BWI Theforsf verfdeswweredis. into the ataoiaing dobbed a wproflts for Isk OMSS 0240 ropfnt Some people did who hadn)ow)y swsllowed Drummond Street tba people" plaa. Ws am now Nyour Door make o lof of mosey. The Euston Road snd made millions out of its re­ sron,a little vulsgo of Many)n tbe mnlorlty Wg gpcdalisc In old TofwevsSquaw hos . rastaurants, wlns Labour group on tbo * Oualily Rushbkug * gone Bef redevelopment of develbpment, had his bars, shops and flats, couacu were CENTRE * Eastsm & Ounlinsnlal rify centre aveor is never s eyes an Tolmers Square. ul Rghcg * painless cpevoficit e s d But s new Labour govem­ a communlty tbat mopdenL Some st there en rehrfosfiol gains ment in the mitiseventies would bavo dlcd lf aru But, oa the 112 DRININOND STImRT, LONDON NWI Al Oumpgube Rlags fe ref ogefssf the fosssr. skyscrayer ofllce whole, lt seems to Oaland spsdally laf you bsd made it possible for TRI' $1.38T 98$6 TRLRORANSI ANDAIA Opan 7 dnys a waok ,Wss tbcredcvelopmcnt Camden councilto buy blocks bad beeo have workwk judglag 0 ftm. to 7 p.m. of Tolmers Squme wotlb­ allowed to cast thelr from the smues oa wbflct I udak os aaloos out Levy's company, sbadow over tbei the faces of cbfldren IBV US FOROUAUIV you bcocvcthat a modern Stock Conversion, at a voeI tenfetm Il ocI eloso dty can eunavc wltbout time when the property playing in thesqaare. The most loved name in the ebangh market was rollapsing. sweet world • Cosscifior yohs hfiffs Then came the deal with jonsev hossisg commiffer Greyooat. OPRNRVRRVDAVPRON$3$ a m.ko$30 y eo VINIRON eheinnos, one of rhr main It saved oot only pwfogoeisfs of fhe joisf another suoe of LIMITED qgice.hosrisg rehews Eustoafrom farther 118 Drummond SL NW1 Teb 387 8653 Telex: 262284 Gupta Confectioners • • • High doss ond exciosioe lndion Sweets I ' ' I I INDIAN ond Sououriesmakes GROCERS Wm range of English language Books on bieot hhmIO VISIT OUR SHOPS (OPEN ON SUNDAYS AS mspmoes pedodimh eod cveerIng cerds sick'ers eod othev over 600 items WELL) AND HAVE VARIETIES OFSWEETS. 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Arranged Spectus installed the Kawnsr aluminium framing and entrance doors in the 98 Drummond Sareeas PI prestigious Tolmes Square Project We wishthe London Borough of Camden Opening hours: 10.30 a.m.4.00 p.)IL ' ®tfery SIICCOSL Telephone: 01-387 43$7

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Davy I Camden New Journal, Novombor4, 1082 14 S:' That's no coincidepce. and 'hard work of tboss Uader private landlords smployedby Camden. Stsay T olmes s S q u a . I e s p e c l a l the land and buildings of tbemware aow uorklag as round here were devoted to msay as elgbty-nlaety boers private profits. I remember a week the raddled ruins into He sald Gmcden now bed tbs moasy to spend oa ­ which the housed were boaslog. Uaforiunately, be sllowed to decay by the "Aplaeefora . ' bad metgovcrnmeatoificlals private ownern" en Frldav wbo bed pressed for cmbseks onstasdmds. He dld not begeve Tkey bad objccted to tbc la God but he was lastaasdonof such esseattds decent life" — MP sate Smt Rose Gavln, m ecatral bestlng aad Bas But tbls coaaeg ls aot He saidthat yeats later sad ag the others THE .new" Toimers wbo bad fought for prcpsred to l ower bs Sqaafa estate is sa oat­ the battles'to get decent the people of the standards," be ssld"In ceder staadiag exampie of housing for local people in to meat tbspofidsd wlskssof the Square became bitter Square, would be ads goveromeat, what happens whea glad to Imow that "We wlll coatlaae te bagd prjvateprogteerhsg is snd pmtraetccL At the height "of the thelr dream had to tbs blgb staadardsof replaced by pabiis pmperty boom the council come trae. wblcb Tolmers Square ls service. sncb an sxcegent examptn" nearly made adeal with the • BBI Blrtles, sbalrmsa of • pralmfor tbeproject came This was the tbeme property developers, Stock the c euadl's b o aslng too bom Jafian Falbreolr, of thespeech of local Conversion, but "Thank developmeat sommlnee, cbsirman of tbe bouslng MP Frsak Dobsoa God, we drew back at the deserlbcd the project as maaagement commlttse wbo wbea he performed the last minute." ( "sapcrb", aad promlscd tbai described itas"msgalaccnt". opening ceremoay of Without speglng it lt wes tbc lbst of several blg He wss sure tbst tbe out he pralsed tbe developmcnts aow la the IS,000 people on the waltlng Toimers Sqasre oa . "ammcur" protest plpeans. Ibc, the Ias-odd femglcs Sstnrday at the estate's gmupwho bad helped He pralscd everyoac avlng ta bsd aad brsskbst new commanity centre, to persuade the eoaa­ involved. wltb tbc projsck aecommodstloa, as well as The Lord Pslmerstoa. rsfcwlag psrtlcularly to tbe tbe 0,000 coaacg teaaais "It toot public owner­ cil to back off fmm couadl olacers and thc sseklag s transfer,would the deal. prlvstc firm of arcbltccis­ apprsclatc tbe lmportanee of sbip, pubgc faads aad Rcatoa Howard Wood sucb dsvelopments asthe public comadtment to Ievln psrtaersblp — wbo acu Tolmers Sqaaro wansformthlsareafrom a Velalts"@< bad dsslgacd IS He seld tbe counsll wsated decaylng slum Into a plsce It wssfasbloaablc noua­ te taelde tbs boasiag crlsls ln wbere' local people cao ooggel a RN~' dsrs to "Imock" counsfi the borough — end tbcy llve s deeent llfe," Se sald. r '', The aew Tohners Squsre ofdcers bat bs bsd aotblag bopcdtbe goveromcatwoald Dobson, who was Csm­ bat pralse for the dedleation Bstee to thelr pless for help. gegl Nitli i den councif s Labourleader dmpped out of the property When he wss a prostitution would only when bitter battles were ~e g®vlloQII market." student he stteadcd a end in King's Cross when fought in the early 1970s Owning the land meant Lsboarparty meefiag social eoaditions improved over the future of the that the council had finally atberhoma Shehad there. quare, recsfled the old wrested itfrom private fougbteeaselessly to As for the new Tohners Square facts bines. ownership and were now Improvs the lot ofher Squsre them were now 0 THE davaicpmani scheme covers the Referring to the Tolmers able to put it to good public nelghbours. It wss high-quality homes for Cinema — an old fles-pit Finally, . the council use. sucb a great tragedy people — and everyone grounds of an old manor, Tcttonhslj that of a cinema whichonce bought the land for 24 tbstlater oa she was involved, the developers, wani back Ic the aga of the Doomsday stood in the heart of the million. And he disclosed He recalled Sow builders snd architects, Scck p eople livlng l n so senselessly how. murdscscg ~ amg cce­Juul done an excellent job During oxcavsticns on the sita remains mpire ic ester q uare He smd that Robert "appaging" eandMocs in pmcidinf cbcnz ivsro disco ared lhai dated back sevsrsi whata doss house in to th k Congmrsion in the Squsre bad He made the point, too, "For the first time ever centuries Ritz Hot&. ­ g e wn hiill tosiy he fought so hard to that the "stinking" housing the land round here is The new office complex — in three linked "ia tbe lastfew had been so moved by a make tbls Ssppen. conditions in T o lmers owned by the people and is blocks stepping from oighr down Ic four ycars before it closed television talk on housing He remembered Square used to breed being used to benefit the storeys — is a naw joint partnership It scemcdto be sbow­ by Lord Goodman that oae of tbem in par­ pmsbtubon iust as they people," he said, developmentby Camden councilahd lag 'Guaflght at the they thought they should tieular ­ sn old would do in King's Cross "Foi the flrst time ever Grayccat London Estates Ltd OK Cormy every sell the land to Camden. labourparty aeflvist, today. And, as with Tol­ nearly everyone round here 0 Fundedby Legal and General Assurance other week," bc sal& "I nearly laughed my Rose Gavla. m ers Square,he said that will live in good conditions. (Ponsicns Management) Ltd„ it comprises "I must hsve seen it head olf," he ssid. "What 208,000 sq ii. of ciiicn space with 18,500 slx or seven tlmes he really meant was that sq. It of leisure facilities Three blocks are myscR Loohlag back there was aLabour govem­ clad with a smooth articuiatad skin of I tblak it was au mirrored curtain walling and iacattad steel amen." ment and the bottom had muiiicns It is Iat as the headquarters of a large engineering firm, involved with cii rig construction, Davy McKaa(Olls ahd Chemicals) Lfd à 0 Half thenat rent of the 1.8 office site gcas fcCamden. Thisdavaicpmant has enabled Camden Ic gai 34 underground car park spacas icr the rasidants and Ic rebuild the INTERSETT squara Aitcgathar the Tcimars Square Prcjaci cost is around 818m. BLOCKPAVING The prcjact is pari cia council improvement scheme Icr the whole area which will ba completed early next yaar. wish 0 With work airaady having baan completed on other sites in Drummond Sfmai North Gower Street and adjoining everysuccessto rcads, 0 total 0124T hcmas, housing S28 pacpia, will hava been provided since wcrii bagan In 1078. CamdenCouncil lblmersSquare Cyprus j ®g HOmataS TraVel

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