Marlowe House

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Marlowe House
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Marlowe House (centre) in 2022
Marlowe House
General information
Location Sidcup, London, England
Coordinates 51°26′01″N0°06′07″E / 51.4337°N 0.1019°E / 51.4337; 0.1019
Topped-out22 June 1966
Owner Metropolitan Police

Marlowe House is a Metropolitan Police building in Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley. It houses administrative offices and training facilities, and is home to the Metropolitan Police Museum and the Metropolitan Police Historic Vehicle Collection.

History

Plaque in the foyer of Marlowe House marking its topping out on 22 June 1966 by Patricia Hornsby-Smith, the local Member of Parliament for Chislehurst, in which Sidcup then fell. Marlowe House foundation plaque.jpg
Plaque in the foyer of Marlowe House marking its topping out on 22 June 1966 by Patricia Hornsby-Smith, the local Member of Parliament for Chislehurst, in which Sidcup then fell.

The 17-storey building was completed in 1966 and is the tallest building in the borough. [1]

Since 19 March 2012 its ground floor has also housed Sidcup's police station. [2] A refurbishment was completed in 2020. [3]

The Metropolitan Police Museum, previously located in an annexe of the Empress State Building in West Brompton, relocated to Marlowe House in October 2022. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Local Plan building heights technical paper" (PDF). Bexley London Borough Council .
  2. ↑ Woods, Alan (9 March 2012). "Protesters 'disappointed' Sidcup police station set to close".
  3. ↑ "Cops take a shine to Willmott Dixon". 12 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Metropolitan Police Museum". Metropolitan Police . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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