page_title: Conservation areas in Sutton, London
section_title: Sutton Town Centre High Street Crossroads Conservation Area
hierarchical_section_title: Conservation areas in Sutton, London / Sutton Town Centre High Street Crossroads Conservation Area
caption_attribution_description: English: The grand and decorative London and Provincial Bank building (now home to Barclays Bank), which was built overlooking the historic crossroads in Sutton town centre in 1894. It is four storeys tall and forms a prominent landmark when arriving in the town centre. There is a series of arches at ground level, and the main entrance is on the corner where the two roads meet, rounded in shape and surrounded by an ornate architrave and segmental pediment.
context_page_description: There are four conservation areas within the town of Sutton. One of these is in Sutton town centre - the Sutton Town Centre High Street Crossroads Conservation Area - while the other three are residential: Grove Avenue, Landseer Road and the Sutton Garden Suburb.
  The High Street features "vivid, Victorian, polychrome brick and stone façades", Grove Avenue displays modernist and half-timbered houses, Landseer Road is an area of large, finely detailed, Edwardian villa houses and Sutton Garden Suburb is a member of the garden city movement.
context_section_description: The Sutton Town Centre High Street Crossroads Conservation Area was designated on 9 May 2011, following a review of the town centre, which  highlighted the historic importance of the highway network at the crossroads of Cheam Road/Carshalton Road and Sutton High Street, as well as the associated buildings and spaces. The Conservation Area focuses on the area around the historic crossroads, and stretches from the station down to Trinity Square. It also takes in part of Grove Road, in particular the late 19th century masonic hall. It includes two churches, Sutton Baptist Church and Trinity Church. The Carshalton Road section includes the Edwardian era police station. The local authority noted that the buildings, especially their upper storeys, were worthy of preservation and enhancement. Its report concluded that conservation status was warranted on the basis of the historic importance of the area together with its architectural and aesthetic merit. The designation would enable the provision of guidance to landowners and developers on maintaining and improving the historic aspects of the area.
  Gordon Rookledge in his "Sutton Architectural Identifier" remarks on the "vivid, Victorian, polychrome brick and stone façades" in his description of Sutton High Street.
caption: The façade of the Barclays Bank building in the Town Centre High St Crossroads Conservation Area
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