Wrexham Police Station (1973–2020)
Former police station in Wrexham, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wrexham Police Station (Welsh: Gorsaf Heddlu Wrecsam) was a police station housed in a tall brutalist building, located on Bodhyfryd in Wrexham, Wales. Constructed in 1973 and demolished in 2020, the tower was the tallest building in Wrexham, overtaking St Giles' Church. The building served as a North Wales Police divisional headquarters and Wrexham's police station.
Wrexham Police Station | |
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General information | |
Type | Police divisional headquarters |
Architectural style | Brutalist |
Location | Bodhyfryd, Wrexham, Wales |
Coordinates | 53.04923°N 2.98977°W / 53.04923; -2.98977 |
Year(s) built | 1973–75 |
Opened | 1975 |
Closed | January 2019 |
Demolished | 1 November 2020 |
Owner | North Wales Police |
Height | 142 feet (43 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 10 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Eric Langford Lewis Stuart Brown |
Concerns over maintenance costs and the overall state of the building were raised in 2011. North Wales Police vacated the building in 2019. It was rejected for listed status by Cadw and in November 2020 was demolished in a controlled explosion, amid a national lockdown. Police officers relocated to Llay HQ and to a smaller station near the Wrexham Library. A Lidl supermarket has been built on the site.