New Shared Home for Battersea Baptist Church and Thames Christian College

Published: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Friday 11th February marked an important moment in the Winstanley and York Road regeneration as both Battersea Baptist Church and Thames Christian College vacated their buildings in Pennethorne Square and relocated to their new shared building on Grant Road.

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By acquiring the old church and school buildings the Winstanley and York Road Joint Venture can now demolish them and unlock a key part of the regeneration site. This will provide the space to build more new council social rent homes and open market sale homes in two modern mixed tenure blocks.  

Cllr Jonathan Cook, Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration said:

“The Winstanley and York Road regeneration is a key project for the council. The total cost of the regeneration scheme will be in the region of £1.1 billion, including £188 million net investment from the council. This is a significant milestone for the scheme and will allow us to move forward with the next phase of development and deliver more much-needed new housing.”

Battersea Baptist Church provides a high quality, modern space for the church and secures a future home for the Baptist Church in the Battersea area. The church will be celebrating its 350th anniversary in June this year.

Thames Christian College are delighted with their new building and completed the move over the February half term.

Stephen Holsgrove, Headteacher at Thames Christian College said:

“The unique architectural design provides visual connection throughout the space enabling the school to retain its relational ethos and family feel as it grows. State of art specialist facilities allow the development of our sixth form in 2023. We are thrilled that our pupils now have the stunning environment they deserve.”