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Date(s)
- 1987-1992 (Creation)
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15 plans
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Biographical history
The Vickers Building on Keyworth Street was formerly used by a printing machine factory company called Vickers and was purchased by the Polytechnic in 1987.
In 1989 South Bank Poly-Enterprises Limited took out a contract with the construction company Mansells Ltd to convert the former Vickers Building into suitable accommodation for the Student Union, as part of an overall conversion programme. There was an agreement between South Bank Poly-Enterprises Limited and South Bank Polytechnic for South Bank Poly-Enterprises Limited to pay all costs incurred and be reimbursed by the Polytechnic.
It was renovated and renamed the George Overend Building, after a former member of the governing body. From September 1990 it housed the Student Union. The building was demolished in 2007 to make way for K2.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Comprises floor plans of the Vickers Building and plans for the George Overend Building.
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Language of material
- English
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Related units of description
Photos of the renovation work can be found in LSBUSU/5/2. Records concerning the Vickers Building conversion and the development of the Student Union in the George Overend Building can be found in LSBUSU/2/8.
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- George Overend Building (Subject)