Erection date: 1977
{A stone plaque is laid into the wall, low down below the capital:}
On this site stood the office of the Penton Estate built by Henry Penton, 1736 - 1812, MP, who gave his name to this part of London.
Architect - John Melvin & Partners
Contractors - G. E. Wallis & Sons Ltd
1977
Site: Penton Estate (1 memorial)
N1, Risinghill Street
The plaque hints that the disembodied red Corinthian capital was salvaged from the Penton Estate Office. Our initial guess was that it was rescued from a delightful Palladian building that was demolished to make way for this example of 70s architecture. Nicely domestic in scale, these modern flats would be very acceptable, were it not for the ugly louvre vents over the front doors.
Prompted by a photo published by we investigated the Penton Estate further. This strange ornamental object commemorates what would have been a very important building for the local community from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries.
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