# The London Government Reorganisation (Property etc) (No. 2) Order 1989 S.I. 1989/1799 · made 29 September 1989 The London Government Reorganisation (Property) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1101) transferred certain specified properties to local authorities. This Order gives effect to further proposals by the London Residuary Body for the transfer of its properties to local authorities and to new authorities. Made under: Local Government Act 1985 (Section 67, Section 100, Section 101) ## Introductory text LONDON GOVERNMENT Made 29th September 1989 Laid before Parliament 10th October 1989 Coming into force 31st October 1989 Whereas the London Residuary Body, acting pursuant to section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 1985 has submitted proposals to the Secretary of State for the transfer of certain of its properties to local authorities and to new authorities, and he has decided to give effect to those proposals:– Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 67(3), 100(3) and 101 of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:– ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the London Government Reorganisation (Property etc) (No. 2) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 31st October 1989. (2) In this Order “the Residuary Body” means the London Residuary Body. ## 2 Property at Albert Embankment, London SE1 (1) On 30th January 1990 the interests of the Residuary Body in the following properties shall vest in the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority – (a) Queensborough House, 12 to 18 Albert Embankment, London, SE1, registered at Her Majesty’s Land Registry under title number SGL 57118; (b) 21 Albert Embankment, London, SE1, registered at Her Majesty’s Land Registry under title numbers SGL 159029 and SGL 27559; (c) Part of 20 Albert Embankment, London, SE1, registered at Her Majesty’s Land Registry under title number SGL 27558; (d) the North Wing of the fifth floor of 20 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 as described in an Underlease dated 12th December 1978 and made between Town Investments Limited and the Greater London Council for a term expiring on 22nd March 1998; and (e) 66 spaces for the parking of motor vehicles in the car park adjoining 20/21 Albert Embankment, London SE1 as described in a licence dated 1st September 1966 and made between the Cementation Company Limited and the Greater London Council. (2) On 30th January 1990 the interests of the Residuary Body in part of the ground floor and the second floor of 20 Albert Embankment, London, SE1, registered at Her Majesty’s Land Registry under title number SGL 38308 shall vest in the London Waste Regulation Authority. (3) Subject to paragraph (4) – (a) immediately before 30th January 1990 the Residuary Body shall set aside from its direct capital receipts the sum of £5 million; and (b) on 30th January 1990 the Residuary Body shall – (i) transfer £3.6 million of that sum to the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority; and (ii) transfer the remaining £1.4 million to the London Waste Regulation Authority. (4) (a) The sums referred to in paragraph (3)(b) shall be reduced by such amounts as the Residuary Body may certify have been expended by it after 1st September 1989 on or in connection with works to the properties transferred, in the case of the sum referred to in paragraph (3)(b)(i), by paragraph (1), and in the case of the sum referred to in paragraph (3)(b)(ii), by paragraph (2); and (b) the sum referred to in paragraph (3)(a) shall be reduced by the total of the amounts so certified. (5) the money transferred by virtue of paragraphs (3) and (4) shall be applied by the authorities to whom it is transferred only – (a) for defraying expenditure on or in connection with works to the properties transferred by paragraphs (1) and (2); and (b) for defraying expenditure on or in connection with their relocation into those properties. (6) For the purposes of paragraph (3) “direct capital receipts” has the same meaning as in article 2(1) of the Local Government Reorganisation (Capital Money) (Greater London) Order 1989. ## 3 Greenwich and Woolwich Foot Tunnels (1) (a) All interests of the Residuary Body in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel which runs beneath the River Thames at Greenwich Reach shall vest jointly in the councils of the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Tower Hamlets; (b) all interests of the Residuary Body in the Woolwich Foot Tunnel which runs beneath the River Thames at Woolwich Reach shall vest jointly in the councils of the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Newham; (c) the functions of the Greater London Council under the Thames Tunnel (Greenwich to Millwall) Act 1897 shall vest jointly in the councils of the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Tower Hamlets; and (d) the functions of the Greater London Council under the Thames Tunnel (North and South Woolwich) Act 1909 shall vest jointly in the councils of the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Newham. (2) (a) Subject to paragraph (3), immediately before 30th March 1990 the Residuary Body shall set aside from its direct capital receipts the sum of £1.75 million; and (b) On 30th March 1990 the Residuary Body shall transfer that sum to the council of the London Borough of Greenwich as trustee for the councils of the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Tower Hamlets and Newham. (3) The sum referred to in paragraph (2) shall be reduced by such amount as the Residuary Body may certify has been expended by it on or in connection with works of improvement or repair to the property transferred by paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) between 1st July and 31st December 1989. (4) The money transferred by virtue of paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be applied for defraying expenditure only on or in connection with works of improvement or repair to the property transferred by paragraphs (1)(a) and (b). (5) For the purposes of paragraph (2) “direct capital receipts” has the same meaning as in article 2(1) of the Local Government Reorganisation (Capital Money) (Greater London) Order 1989. ## 4 Continuity of the exercise of functions (1) Anything done by or in relation to (or having effect as if done by or in relation to) the Greater London Council or the Residuary Body in the exercise of or in connection with a function which by virtue of article 3 becomes the function of the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Tower Hamlets or Newham, shall, so far as is required for continuing its effect after this Order comes into force, have effect as if done by or in relation to the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Tower Hamlets or Newham, as the case may be. (2) Any pending action or proceeding may be amended in such manner as may be appropriate in consequence of paragraph (1). ## 5 Grants to Voluntary Organisations All remaining interests, rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body arising from or under grant agreements in respect of land between the Greater London Council and the bodies specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order shall vest in the London Borough council specified in Column 2. ## 6 Highways Subsoil All interests of the Residuary Body in the subsoil of existing highways acquired for highways purposes on or before 1st April 1974 by the Greater London Council or its predecessors, other than those specified in Schedule 2 to this order, shall vest in (a) the London Borough council in whose area such subsoil is situated; or (b) where such subsoil is situated in their area, in the Common Council of the City of London. ## 7 Land at Tower Hill, London EC2 All the interests of the Residuary Body in the property described in Column 1 to Schedule 3 to this Order shall vest in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets or in the Common Council of the City of London as specified in Column 2. ## 8 Other Property All the interests of the Residuary Body in the property described in Schedule 4 to this Order shall vest in the local authority in whose area it is situated. ## 9 Rights and Liabilities (1) Subject to paragraph (2), all rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body acquired or incurred exclusively in connection with any property or interest transferred by this Order shall vest in the authority to which such property or interest is transferred. (2) The following rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body shall not transfer under paragraph (1) – (a) those arising under or in relation to any contract which provides for works of refurbishment to be carried out to or in connection with the properties transferred by article 2; (b) those arising under Orders of the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division made on 11th May 1989 under references CH 1988 L7617 and CH 1988 L7124 in actions between the Residuary Body and the authorities to which property is transferred by article 2 or under any amendment or revision of those Orders; and (c) those arising under any agreement entered into after 1st September 1989 under which the Residuary Body undertakes – (i) to carry out works of refurbishment to 20 Albert Embankment London SE1 or to defray any part of the cost of such works; or (ii) to indemnify the authorities to which that property is transferred by article 2 in respect of any liability of theirs to pay for the cost of such works. ## Signature Chris Patten Secretary of State for the Environment 22nd September 1989 ## Schedule 1 GRANTS TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (1) (2) The Phoenix Cinema Trust Limited Barnet Shree Aden Depala Mitramandal UK Barnet Chandos Day Nursery Camden Community Housing Association Limited Camden Institute of Race Relations Camden Jubilee Waterside Centre Trust Camden Latin American House Association Camden Coram’s Fields and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground Camden Croydon Women’s Centre Group Croydon Shri Guru Ravi Dass Sabha Ealing Vishwa Hindu Kendra Ealing Claudia Jones Organisation Hackney Cultural Partnerships Limited Hackney Hackney Hindu Council Hackney London Irish Women’s Centre Hackney The Rio Centre (Dalston) Limited Hackney Rastafarian Advisory Centre Hammersmith and Fulham Northumberland Park Women and Children’s Centre Limited Haringey Jacksons Lane Community Centre Association Haringey The Caribbean Educational Project Women's Waltham Forest Action Group (Waltham Forest) Circle Services Limited Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Women’s Centre Waltham Forest Devas Institute Battersea and the Official Custodian of Charities Wandsworth Tara Arts Group Wandsworth The Westminster Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults Westminster The Other Cinema Limited Westminster The Parochial Church Council of the Westminster Westminster Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmanuel, Paddington Asian Community Centre Greenwich Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Hackney Laos and Cambodia in London The Association for Cultural Advancement Through Visual Art Limitd Hammersmith and Fulham West London Women’s Centre Hammersmith and Fulham Asian Women’s Action Group Haringey Shri Hem Kunt Children’s Educational Society Hounslow Colo Limited (formerly Islington Disablement Association) Islington The London Festival Ballet Trust Limited Westminster Fitzrovia Trust Limited Camden Hillingdon Women’s Centre Hillingdon Friends of Hillingdon School Gymnastics Hillingdon Hounslow Asian Women’s Centre Hounslow Renaula Holding Company Establishment Islington Tindlemanor Limited Islington Islington Boat Club Islington Muslim Welfare Centre Islington Kingston Women’s Centre Limited Kingston Knights Hill Day Nursery Group Lambeth The Deptford Centre Limited Lewisham The Raymond Mander and Joe Mitcheson Theatre Collection Lewisham Redbridge Panjabi Sabhiacharik (Cultural) Sabha Redbridge Vishwa Hindu Parishad (UK) Redbridge Union of Schools for Social Service Southwark The Women’s Centre (Sutton) Sutton The Davenant Centre Tower Hamlets Poplar Play Tower Hamlets The Ragged School Museum Trust Tower Hamlets St Mary’s Housing Welfare and Resources Project Tower Hamlets Ensign Youth Club Tower Hamlets ## Schedule 2: HIGHWAYS SUBSOIL EXCLUDED FROM TRANSFER ## 1 The interests of the Residuary Body in the vaults or cellars beneath the highway within the broken black line on Plans numbered STO.71/3a and STO.71/7 entitled respectively “Plan A” and “Plan B” “referred to in the London Government Reorganisation (Property etc) (No. 2) Order 1989”. ## 2 The interests of the Residuary Body in the land beneath the highway within the broken black line on Plan number STO.71/3b entitled “Plan C referred to in the London Government Reorganisation (Property etc) (No. 2) Order 1989”. ## 3 The interests of the Residuary Body in the subsoil beneath land the title to which is registered at Her Majesty’s Land Registry with the Residuary Body or one of its predecessors in title shown as registered proprietor where that land is included in the same registered title as other land which does not comprise the subsoil of a highway. ## 4 The interests of the Residuary Body in the subsoil, vaults, cellars and passages beneath the highway within the broken black line on Plan number STO.71 entitled “Plan D referred to in the London Government Reorganisation (Property etc) (No. 2) Order 1989”. ## Schedule 3 LAND AT TOWER HILL, LONDON EC2 (1) (2) Approximately 1280 square metres of land forming part of Trinity London Borough of Square, Trinity Place and between the subway steps and the Roman Wall. Tower Hamlets Approximately 1450 square metres of land fronting London Borough of Tower Hill to the north of Tower Gardens. Tower Hamlets Approximately 2280 square metres of land fronting Tower Hill to the Common Council of the south of the School of Navigation and east of the Roman Wall. City of London ## Schedule 4 OTHER PROPERTY Approximate area in square metres Description or situation of property In the London Borough of Barnet 2755 Fronting Colindeep Lane. 340 At junction of Ripon Way and Barnet By-pass Road, including site of Gas Governor Station. In the London Borough of Bexley 225 Fronting Battle Road (north side) including site of transformer sub station In the London Borough of Croydon 422 Fronting Friends Road and at rear of Onslow and 8 Friends Road. In the London Borough of Ealing 121 Fronting 161-169 (odd) Uxbridge Road First floor, 50–52 King Street. In the London Borough of Enfield 897 Fronting Thorn Industries, Southbury Road. In the London Borough of Greenwich Land forming entrance to the Woolwich foot tunnel and adjacent lands fronting Woolwich High Street, and Glass Yard. 324 Fronting Ordnance Crescent (east side). 438 Fronting Blackwall Lane (east side). 74 At junction of Blackwall Lane (west side) and Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach. 150 Fronting Woolwich Market Pound, Beresford Street. Land forming entrance to the Greenwich foot tunnel adjacent to Cutty Sark Gardens. In the London Borough of Harrow 35 Fronting part of Sinclair House, 67 Uxbridge Road (Stanmore), Hatch End. 35 Fronting 177–181 (odd) Northolt Road. 16 Fronting 186 and 188 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End. 23 Part of Roxteth House, The Broadway, Northolt Road. 47 Fronting Station Road, adjacent to Dominion Parade and forming part of car park. 2339 Fronting Gaumont Cinema and 454–462 (even), 404–418 (even) and 383–463 (odd) Alexandra Avenue. In the London Borough of Havering 53 Adjoining 297 Hornchurch Road. In the London Borough of Hillingdon 12 Fronting 12 and 14 Hewens Road. In the London Borough of Hounslow 217 Fronting John Busch House, London Road. 23 Fronting 411 St Margaret’s Road. 2396 Access Road and site of transformer sub station, Green Lane Industrial site, Amberley Way, Heston. In the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 4 Flank wall adjacent to 186 Holland Park Avenue. In the London Borough of Lambeth Part of playground – 82 Fronting Waterloo and Baylis Road. 194 Fronting Baylis Road. 40 Fronting 166 Tulse Hill In the London Borough of Lewisham 454 Fronting 153–163A (odd) Dartmouth Road. In the London Borough of Newham Land forming entrance to the Woolwich foot tunnel and adjacent land fronting Pier Road. In the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 26 Fronting 301 Uxbridge Road. 225 Fronting Bridge Street (south side) on east side of Richmond Bridge. 19 Fronting 2 Cole Park Road. In the London Borough of Southwark 68 Public conveniences adjacent to St Olave’s Church, Albion Street. 85 Public conveniences at junction of Tower Bridge Road and Grange Road. 1490 Playground and toilets at junction of Weston Street and Guy Street. 29 Part of garden of 12 King’s Stairs Close. 333 Site of 582–588 Old Kent Road together with hoarding fronting site and hoarding fronting adjoining site of 578–580 Old Kent Road. 4550 Bounded by Bird-in-Bush Road, Naylor Road and Commercial Way. In the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 10 Adjacent to Copenhagen Place forming part of Our Lady’s R. C. Primary School. 1353 At junction of Sewardstone Road and Bonner Hall Bridge 1464 At Stonebridge Wharf and site of 19–23 Parnham Street. 10400 Fronting White Horse Road (east side), including play areas and play club building. Land forming entrance to the Greenwich foot tunnel, and adjacent land leading to and fronting Saunders Ness Road. In the London Borough of Wandsworth 35 Fronting 181 and 183 Roehampton Lane. 7011 Land and parts of roads on former Wandsworth Gas Works Site – Approximate area in square metres Description or situatio of property Fronting Fairfield Street at junction with Smugglers Way, part of Marl Road, part of Swandon Way and land fronting Swandon Way. Fronting Jews Row and adjoining London Transport Bus Depot. Norman’s Passage. In the City of Westminster 63 Public conveniences at junction of Wellington Street and the Strand. 106 Public conveniences adjacent to St. Clement Danes Church, the Strand. 845 Site of former Marylebone Town Hall, fronting St Mary’s Square and adjacent to St Mary’s Church. In the County of Surrey 57 At Portlane Bridge, Staines Road East (north and south sides). ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) The London Government Reorganisation (Property) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1101) transferred certain specified properties to local authorities. This Order gives effect to further proposals by the London Residuary Body for the transfer of its properties to local authorities and to new authorities. Article 2 provides for the transfer on 30th January 1990 of specified properties at Albert Embankment, London, SE1 to the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority and to the London Waste Regulation Authority. Associated financial provisions are made. Article 3 transfers the Greenwich foot tunnel jointly to the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Tower Hamlets and the Woolwich foot tunnel jointly to the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Newham. It also provides that the functions of the former Greater London Council in relation to the tunnels shall vest in the councils to which they are transferred. Associated financial provisions are made. Article 4 makes provision for continuity of the exercise of functions in relation to the two foot tunnels. Article 5 transfers the interests of the Residuary Body arising from agreements made between the former Greater London Council and the voluntary organisations specified in Schedule 1 to the London Borough Councils specified in that Schedule. Article 6 makes provision for the transfer of the interests of the London Residuary Body in highways sub-soil subject to the exclusions specified in Schedule 2. Article 7 and Schedule 3 provide for the transfer of land at Tower Hill, London EC2 to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and to the Common Council of the City of London. Article 8 transfers the property specified in Schedule 4 to the local authority in whose area it is situated. Article 9 provides for the transfer of associated rights and liabilities. Plans showing the land transferred may be inspected at the offices of the transferee authorities and at the Department of the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1. Copies of the plans referred to in Schedule 2 are deposited and may be inspected during normal office hours at the offices of The Residuary Body at County Hall, London SE1. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1799 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-government-reorganisation-property-etc-no-2-order-1989 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.