[4] They continued to be the local seat of government when the enlarged London Borough of Sutton was formed in 1965[5] but, having been assessed as uneconomic to maintain, were demolished in 1972.

[8] The new building, which was designed by the assistant borough architect, Charles Sierakowski,[a] in the modernist style, was completed in phases between 1972 and 1975.

[10][11][b] The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage onto St Nicholas Way with a canopied glass entrance to the civic offices and to the public library on the left, and a canopied glass entrance to the college on the right: there were continuous rows of glazing with brickwork above and below on the first, second and third floors throughout the complex.

The Civic Hub will be located at the former Debenhams site within the St Nicholas Centre which the council has owned since 2021.

[18] The Hub will provide residents with a central location to access services from the Council and its partners, as well as new library and community spaces.