Archer Road (King Pin Square)
![Archer Road (King Pin Square)](https://preview-stevenage-bc.cloud.contensis.com/image-library/housing-development/archer-road/archer-road-second-phase-completion-3.x62a56a7d.jpg?f=webp&q=80)
King Pin Square is a redevelopment of an ageing neighbourhood centre that consisted of a derelict pub, two shops, nine hard to let flats and a community centre.
![The King Pin public house](https://preview-stevenage-bc.cloud.contensis.com/image-library/housing-development/archer-road/archer-road-pre-development.x3b63dfa6.jpg?f=webp&q=80)
The community centre was relocated to the nearby Hampson Park, where as well as increasing the range of activities on offer, it has opened a community café to support the users of the park.
The first phase of the project saw the two long-established shops, a pharmacy and a Londis, were moved into new facilities in a block of 8 apartments that residents moved into in 2016.
![Shops and flats above at Archer Road](https://preview-stevenage-bc.cloud.contensis.com/image-library/housing-development/archer-road/archer-road-first-phase-completion.x8a2b48f2.jpg?f=webp&q=80)
The second phase of the project completed in July 2017, consists of a further 9 apartments and 13 family houses designed around a central courtyard and public square, showcasing the original 1960s sculpture ‘The King Pin’.
![Demolition and Construction of Archer Road](https://preview-stevenage-bc.cloud.contensis.com/image-library/housing-development/archer-road/archer-road-demolition-and-construction.xc25f87b2.jpg?f=webp&q=80)
![Archer Road finished views of the exterior and interior](https://preview-stevenage-bc.cloud.contensis.com/image-library/housing-development/archer-road/archer-road-phase-2-completed.x68867f2f.jpg?f=webp&q=80)
The whole site remains in the ownership of the Council, and the homes are all available for Social Rent.