Lessons Learnt - Design for London
Lessons Learnt - Design for London
Lessons Learnt - Design for London
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PTAL level 6<br />
Morden is<br />
comp ct,<br />
conveniencedriven<br />
town<br />
centre, l cking<br />
distinctive<br />
menities within<br />
the ret il core.<br />
morden, merton<br />
Morden is comp ct, convenience-driven<br />
District Centre in southwest <strong>London</strong>. It is south<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s only ex mple of ‘Metrol nd’ 1920’s nd<br />
19 0’s su ur n development c t lysed y the<br />
rriv l of the Underground in<br />
1926. Loc ted t the southern<br />
terminus of the Northern Line,<br />
the town centre is hu <strong>for</strong><br />
loc l us services nd ccommod<br />
tes l rge tr in depot.<br />
The town centre consists of<br />
series of three-storey 19 0’s<br />
perimeter locks of shops nd<br />
p rtments, nd more recent<br />
developments of superm rkets,<br />
their c r p rks nd the<br />
prominent e rly 1960’s office<br />
lock of 16 storeys th t houses<br />
the orough’s Civic Centre,<br />
including pu lic li r ry. The<br />
tr nsition to the surrounding<br />
low-rise su ur n development<br />
occurs within 5 minute w lk<br />
from the st tion.<br />
Though not considered unsuccessful<br />
y the Council, the town centre l cks<br />
distinctive menities nd ttr ctive pu lic sp ces.<br />
The us st tion nd A24 / A297 rteries cre te<br />
signific nt tr ffic pressure on the streetsc pe. The<br />
re ’s key n tur l ssets - Morden P rk nd the<br />
gr de II listed Morden H ll P rk - l ck presence<br />
in the town centre.<br />
Development interest in Morden h s een<br />
rel tively limited in the p st dec de, yet there<br />
re different sites th t could e suit le <strong>for</strong><br />
future (re)development. Potenti l interventions<br />
include sp ces within the town centre locks,<br />
the reconfigur tion of the A24 <strong>London</strong> Ro d s<br />
‘Green Mile’ th t links the town centre to the two<br />
p rks, nd the potenti l of ir-rights development<br />
over the Underground tr cks, st tion, depot nd<br />
sidings. E ch of these could cre te housing nd<br />
other menities nd enh nce Morden’s distinctiveness<br />
in the future.<br />
How c n intensific tion strengthen this centre’s<br />
distinctive ch r cter nd pu lic offer?<br />
Morden Sports<br />
Ground<br />
A24 <strong>London</strong><br />
Ro d<br />
Morden<br />
South<br />
Morden<br />
A24<br />
Morden<br />
Ro d<br />
500m<br />
A297<br />
Morden<br />
H ll Ro d<br />
Morden<br />
H ll P rk<br />
housing<br />
soci l infr str.<br />
shops<br />
offices<br />
industri l<br />
2. THE SEVEN TOWN CENTRES 27<br />
LGN WNW BAL ANH PUR MOR<br />
OKR
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