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Plaque

Goldington - refurbishment, 1989

Erection date: 16/10/1989

Inscription

St Pancras Housing Association
This stone was unveiled by HRH the Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Monday 16 October 1989, to commemorate the refurbishment of Goldington Buildings.

Contractors: VAT Watkins Ltd
Architects: Dept. of Architecture and Surveying L. B. Camden
Supervising Architects: Livingstone Design Group

Site: Goldington Buildings foundation stone (2 memorials)

NW1, Pancras Road, Goldington Buildings

An ornamental, architectural plaque, just above the archway and mainly hidden by the foliage, reads "Goldington Buildings, 1903".

The foundation stone can be seen in our photo, just above the near-central bollard; the refurbishment stone is inside the archway.

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Goldington - refurbishment, 1989

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Camden Council

The Town Hall in Euston Road once housed these interesting murals by Cecil Os...

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Livingstone Design Group

Group of architects, active in 1989. We may be wrong but we're pretty certain...

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St Pancras Housing Association

One of the earlier housing associations. In 1924 Father Basil Jellicoe founde...

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VAT Watkins Ltd

Building contractors active in 1989. 1994 Construction News reported: "VAT W...

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Princess Margaret

Born Margaret Rose at Glamis Castle in Scotland. Sister of Queen Elizabeth II...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Goldington - refurbishment, 1989

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Goldington - foundation stone, 1902

Goldington - foundation stone, 1902

St Pancras Borough Council This foundation stone was laid by the Right Worshi...

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