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Bromley-by-Bow Centre - Health Centre
This £ 2.0m project was extraordinary in that it was commissioned by the Bromley-by-Bow Centre as a capital project which they then leased back to the Health Service. There are currently 6 GPs and several district nurses operating out of the building, serving a community of 6,000 patients. As a result, the project was not subject to the rigors of NHS procurement and regulation. The clients and users remain proud of the freindly openness of the building, the lack of signage and of branding. The simple materials have stood the test of time.
The entry arch, designed by Wm Kent, originally came from the Strand. It was moved to Bromley-by-Bow after the war as a safe location, and had been propped up against the back wall of the URC church. A local superstore, Tescos, were persuaded to pay for its reinstatement as the entrance to the new Health Centre.
