Roundshaw
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| Roundshaw shown within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ302633 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SM6 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| London Assembly | |
Roundshaw is a housing estate and park in south Wallington and Beddington on the eastern edge of the London Borough of Sutton. Grid Ref TQ302633.
Roundshaw was built on the site of the former Croydon Airport which once occupied the buildings of the first Croydon Aerodrome (originally named 'Plough Lane') which was demolished in 1928. The estate is commemorated in various ways; the naming of roads after aircraft, personalities, and firms linked with aviation to recall the airport's history: Mollison Drive, Lindbergh Road, Olley Close, Avro Way, Brabazon Avenue among other related aviation names. The name of the estate comes from Roundshaw Park on the edge of the site, named from a round 'shaw' or grove of trees.
The estate accommodates approximately 1,800 homes. Construction began in 1965 with the first tenants moving in August 1967. The original pre-cast concrete flats and masonettes were heated from a central communal boiler house. This was demolished during the regeneration of the estate, which the newly refurbished homes incorporate their own energy-efficient modern heating systems.
The London Borough of Sutton were the sole proprietors of the Roundshaw housing stock until 2007, when the responsibility was commissioned to Metropolitan and Hyde Housing Group who jointly created Roundshaw Homes. In 2015 the estate was transferred solely to Metropolitan.
During the mid 1980s and throughout the 1990s, major refurbishments on the concrete dwellings were carried out by contracted specialists commissioned by the London Borough of Sutton, as the 1960s construction and build deteriorated. The layout of the estate included underground garages and balcony passageways; this provided the opportunity for anti-social behaviour.
After consultation with residents, building contractors and social housing groups, the London Borough of Sutton addressed the problems of the original estate, resulting in a regeneration programme at a cost of £30m, commenced in 1998.
Over a ten-year period, 1,000 high-rise pre-cast concrete flats and maisonnettes were demolished. The demolition and clearance was commissioned to Gregory Demolition; the first areas regenerated were Roe Way (street level) demolished by grabbers, and Instone Close (high-rise) was imploded in November 2000; this followed a roll-out of the rest of the estate being replaced with a number of low-rise houses and brick-built flats. A further 674 low rise homes were retained and refurbished.
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