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Peachey-Edwards

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Peachey Edwards House
This block was built in 2004 by Swan Housing Association and was transferred to THCH in 2007. It was named after Peachey Edwards House a block of sheltered housing that had been on the site between 1960 and 1997. This block had in turn been named after George Henry Peachey-Edwards (1894-1972), who had worked for Bethnal Green Borough Council for forty years, rising to become the Chief Clerk.

Site: Peachey-Edwards (1 memorial)

E2, Teesdale Street, Peachey Edwards House

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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green was formed as a civil parish from the Bethnal Green hamlet in S...

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Swan Housing Association

Established in the 1990s. As at 2025 Swan Housing Association is a wholly own...

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George Henry Peachey-Edwards

George Henry Peachey-Edwards (1894-1972) worked for Bethnal Green Borough Cou...

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Tower Hamlets Community Housing Ltd

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