Call for a piece of town's history to be preserved in new medical centre building
By Neil Speight
2nd Mar 2021 | Local News
A TILBURY councillor has called on Thurrock Council to ensure that a part of the town's history is incorporated into its plans for a new integrated medical centre.
Cllr John Allen is suggesting that a part of the town's fire station, which is about to be demolished, be retained and worked into the new design as a feature recognising the site's past.
The council is planning to build a new medical centre on the site following the fire station's demolition and Cllr Allen is suggesting that the concrete plinth bearing the fire station name above the original vehicle entrance should be saved.
"This building is very much part of Tilbury's history and while it's clear that things don't last for ever and the new medical centre will undoubtedly be a major focal point of our town and community, wouldn't it be nice for the new building to include a throwback to our heritage," he said.
"The fire station has been iconic for Tilbury and it would be a shame if all of it was lost forever."
The plinth was originally in place over the single entrance to the fire station, which was created in 1932 when the former Tilbury Urban District Council handed over part of what had been a council depot in civic Square.
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