Project Works
Ryebridge was tasked with demolishing the disused New Addington swimming pool and community centre in Croydon, and clearing the site ahead of future construction.
Starting on site in April 2023, the brief from Croydon Health Services NHS Trust was to prepare the land ready for work to begin on a drop-off and pick-off point for a new NHS diagnostic centre.
The building, which dates back to 1963 and had been closed for years, was full of asbestos, so the work was logistically difficult, especially as there was a live leisure centre operating next door.
The Ryebridge team ensured there was full dust suppression to avoid any inconvenience for neighbouring residents as well as leisure centre users and staff, especially when bringing down the chimney.
All material stayed on site and was used for infilling, avoiding the need for it to be transported elsewhere, and Ryebridge left behind a flat and empty site when work concluded at the end of June.
Project Principles and Objectives
The project involved the removal and disposal of all asbestos from the site to a licensed facility.
Water was removed from the swimming pool, together with any other debris, and the utilities were capped off.
Demolition took place of all buildings down to ground level, including the ground floor slab, and all material was removed from the site.
The swimming pool walls were then broken up and removed, and the space filled with recycled material capped in layers to a level of 150m.
Any vegetation was cleared from the site, and any rubbish, scrap metal, lumps of concrete and bricks were removed.
