Erection date: 22/7/1996
Rutland Park Mansions, PCHA, opened by Nick Raynsford MP, 22nd July 1996.
Site: Rutland Park Mansions, PCHA (1 memorial)
NW2, Rutland Park, Rutland Park Mansions
We doubt we would have worked out what PCHA stood for without the ever-useful : "An article in an October 1993 issue of Construction News stated that Paddington Churches Housing Association (PCHA) had agreed to refurbish Rutland Park Mansions, claimed to be Europe's largest squat, after months of protests by residents against demolition. The façade was preserved whereas the interior was rebuilt. A PCHA plaque on the side of the building records that the refurbished mansions were opened by Nick Raynsford MP on July 22nd 1996."
: "Rutland Park Mansions in Willesden Green was occupied by squatters for nine years and was considered to be Europe’s largest squat. When young people first began to occupy the 42 four-bedroomed flats, they were empty. At that time Brent Council was trying to win funds for their renewal as council homes. In 1994, after months of protest against demolition, squatters were evicted."
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