Editing Tolworth (section)

==Facilities==

===Tolworth Tower===
{{Infobox building
|name= Tolworth Tower
|image= [[File:Tolworth Tower - geograph.org.uk - 28827.jpg|265px]]
|caption = The Tolworth Tower
|completion_date= 1964
|location= Tolworth, London, England
|coordinates    = {{Gbmappingsmall|TQ197659}}
|floor_count = 22
|height = {{convert|265|ft|abbr=on}}
|antenna_spire=
}}
The principal shopping centre is situated west of the A3 in Tolworth Broadway, with the landmark Tolworth Tower,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tolworthtower.co.uk/|title=Tolworth Tower a landmark office building|work=tolworthtower.co.uk|access-date=4 August 2010|archive-date=8 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208125757/http://www.tolworthtower.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref> at its junction with the A3.  Tolworth Tower, built on the site of the former Tolworth Odeon Cinema<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32613|title=Odeon Tolworth|work=cinematreasures.org}}</ref> is an office block designed by [[George Marsh (architect)|George Marsh]] of [[Richard Seifert|R. Seifert and Partners]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Wright|first=Herbert|title=London High|year=2006|publisher=Frances Lincoln|location=London|isbn=0711226954|page=63 }}</ref> and opened in 1963.<ref name="surreycomet1">{{cite news |url=http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/719977.tower_could_be_yours_for_just_60m/ |title=Tower could be yours for just £60m |work=Surrey Comet |date=31 March 2006 |access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref> 

The tower is 265 feet high with 22 floors. The ground floor of the building is occupied largely by a single retail unit, originally a [[Fine Fare]]<ref name="surreycomet1"/> supermarket which traded until the early 1980s, and is currently a [[Marks and Spencer]] supermarket – and smaller retail units along the Broadway, the remainder taken up with access to the other floors. The remaining floors of the building were originally occupied by commercial and government offices, but the north wing has recently{{when|date=December 2024}} re-opened as a [[Travelodge]] hotel. The building is a local landmark and is the tallest building for miles around.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
{{wide image|Tolworth_tower_gigapixel_panorama.jpg|400px|View from the top of Tolworth Tower over the local area|45%|right|alt=View from the top of Tolworth Tower over the local area}}
[[File:Tolworth Tower from S crop.JPG|thumb|400px|View of Tolworth Tower from [[Epsom Downs]]]]

The offices and studios of [[107.8 Radio Jackie]], a commercial radio station broadcasting to south-west London and north Surrey, can be found on the Broadway in what had been the Crown Post Office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiojackie.com/|title=Radio Jackie – The Sound of South West London and North Surrey |work=radiojackie.com}}</ref> The broadcast mast is sited, with many other antennas, atop Tolworth Tower.

===The Tolworth Greenway===

The Tolworth Greenway was a public space planning scheme, the Mayor's "Great Outdoors" initiative. The barrier on the central reservation was removed, which itself has been widened. The stripey green "sureset" resin surface allows users to walk the length of Tolworth Broadway on the Greenway and to cross the Kingston ByPass (A3) at street level. The scheme aimed to revitalise Tolworth Broadway, improve safety and reduce traffic speeds. Critics believed that the area would be more dangerous, as pedestrians would cross the road wherever they chose.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/swCDEza9FVE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200507174708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swCDEza9FVE&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swCDEza9FVE|title=Tolworth Greenway Construction Progress|date=5 August 2013|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kingston.gov.uk/info/200172/south_of_the_borough_neighbourhood/368/tolworth_greenway|title=Background – Tolworth Greenway – The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom}}</ref>

===Tolworth Court Farm===
This historic farm site dates back to Norman times. [[Tolworth Court Farm Fields]] is now a [[Local Nature Reserve]], and consists of a system of fields and hedgerows. Previously owned by the [[London Borough of Lambeth]], it was purchased by the Royal Borough of Kingston in the 1980s. There is access from Kingston Road (A240) near Jubilee Way.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodland.uk.com/case-studies/public-sector-build/tolworth-court-farm/|title=Woodland Environmental|work=woodland.uk.com|access-date=13 November 2013|archive-date=1 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201220829/http://www.woodland.uk.com/case-studies/public-sector-build/tolworth-court-farm/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Community Centre===
Tolworth is the home of the arts centre: The CornerHOUSE (Previously known as the Douglas Centre).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecornerhouse.org/|title=the cornerHOUSE – Community Arts Centre, Tolworth, Surrey|work=thecornerhouse.org}}</ref>

===Police Stations ===
Surbiton Police station was opened in 1888 on the site of the previous Toll House on the corner of Ditton Road/Ellerton Road and Ewell Road.<ref name="ReferenceA">Tolworth Remembered – Mark Davison & Paul Adams</ref> The red brick building was demolished many years ago but the site continued with police related use as a car compound and with staff operating from temporary cabins. The site was developed into Watton Point flats by [[CNM Estates]]. The Police station moved to the former St Matthew's School building on the other side of the Ewell Road in 1977 where there was vehicle parking. It was also near the Metropolitan Police Garage in Hollyfield Road acquired in 1968 – formerly used by the [[Cooper Car Company]]. All have now been vacated by the Police.  The building has been sympathetically restored to its previous educational use and is currently a venue for London Tutorial College, offering GCSE and A level programmes as well as language courses for domestic and international students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-32627621.html|title=Land for sale|work=Rightmove.co.uk|access-date=15 November 2013|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233917/http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-32627621.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/8852313._Empty__Surbiton_police_station_put_up_for_sale/ |title='Empty' Surbiton police station put up for sale |author=David Lindsell|work=Surrey Comet|date=14 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.each.co.uk/alert/f.aspx?475727*44*p*113383*106239*pdf*0000001365*0000003887* |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224647/http://www.each.co.uk/alert/f.aspx?475727*44*p*113383*106239*pdf*0000001365*0000003887* |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Neighbourhood Office in Millbank House, Surbiton, which opened in 2011 has also now closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/10150449.Surbiton_police_office_slated_for_closure/?ref=surbiton.com|title=Surbiton police office slated for closure|author=Jon Sharman|work=Surrey Comet|date=9 January 2013 }}</ref>

===Tolworth Hospital===
[[Tolworth Hospital]] originally built as an isolation Hospital provides services for South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk/_uploads/documents/maps/tolworth_map.pdf |title=Tolworth Hospital |access-date=16 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610200019/http://www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk/_uploads/documents/maps/tolworth_map.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The Trust provides mental health and social care service to the residents of Kingston, Richmond, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth boroughs, as well as a number of specialist regional and national services.

===Churches===
[[File:Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Church, Tolworth - geograph.org.uk - 28821.jpg|thumb|Church of Our Lady Immaculate]]
Tolworth has two parish churches; an [[Anglican Communion|Anglican]] one in Hamilton Avenue, dedicated to [[Saint George]], which was built in 1934 and not given its own parish until 2015;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tolworthtm.org/worship/st-georges-church/|title=St George's Church|publisher=Tolworth Team Ministry|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107100049/http://www.tolworthtm.org/worship/st-georges-church/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] one in Ewell Road, dedicated to Our Lady Immaculate, which was completed in 1958 and consecrated in 1963, replacing an earlier 1930s chapel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olionline.co.uk/our-parish/history/|title=Our Lady Immaculate, Tolworth: History|publisher=Official website|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> There is also a United Reformed Church in Elgar Avenue.

===Development===
[[CNM Estates]] have obtained planning permission for a 142-bed hotel, conferencing facility and associated parking close to [[Tolworth railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnmestates.com/KingstonHotel|title=Kingston Hotel – CNM Estates|work=cnmestates.com|access-date=18 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729205127/http://www.cnmestates.com/KingstonHotel|archive-date=29 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{needs update|date=December 2024}}