Demolishing the YMCA JLP01_08_087590a

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Central London YMCA, Great Russell Street, Camden, Greater London. An elevated view from the north-east showing demolition of the former YMCA building before construction of the new Central London YMCA.
It was announced in February 1971 that Laing had started work on a new building at the Central London YMCA, to replace an existing building which had opened in the 1910s. The project comprised four residential towers between 6 and 12 storeys high, above a podium and basements. The basements and podium comprised Phase I of the project, and the towers were built in Phase II. Before building work began, an Icos diaphragm wall - a water-blocking reinforced concrete wall - was constructed around the site area. The new building opened in 1977
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Media ID 24303743
Date: 3rd February 2022
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Source: Historic England Archive
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Associated Categories: Engineering and Construction
Keywords: 1970s, bulldozing, demolition, hostel, razing, young mens christian association