Our Lady & St George Walthamstow
From Our Lady & St George Walthamstow  "... the mission chapel of St George .. small building, made of Kentish ragstone was opened in 1849 by Dr. (later Cardinal) Nicholas Wiseman, who was then...
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6 St James's Square
A full history of the house is given here, together with plans of the 1820 rebuild showing that it was very grand - we counted 5 internal staircases. At the source, British History Online, this im...
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Lamas, Chislehurst
Sir John Lubbock lived here, 1861- 5. From the style of the house, he may have been its first occupant. It housed St Hugh's Preparatory School for a time. For WW1 the School moved to Malvern and ...
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Brittens Cottages
These buildings have been very thoroughly researched at Epping Forest, whence comes this photo of them before their 1892 restoration. Possibly originally constructed as a barn, although the double...
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Ely Palace
The home of the Bishops of Ely, 1290 - 1772, when it was sold to the crown. The term Palace was used for the London home of a bishop e.g. Lambeth Palace (Archbishop of Canterbury), Fulham Palace (B...
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Cambridge Barracks
First built in 1808, the barracks housed the Royal Marines. Rebuilt 1842-8. With the closing of Woolwich Dockyard the Woolwich Division of the Royal Marines was disbanded in 1869. The Royal Marine ...
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Riverside, Lewisham Hospital
Large extension to University Hospital Lewisham. The first major NHS building to generate a proportion of its power using photovoltaic roof panels. The Riverside Treatment Centre provides facilitie...
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St Giles and St George's Schools
At Bloomsbury and St. Giles's: past and present; with historical and antiquarian notices of the vicinity, 1890Â we found: "BLOOMSBURY PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. These schools, founded in the year 1705, were...
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Greenwich Town Hall - first
Built in 1876 to house the Greenwich Department of Works, West Greenwich House was designed by William Wallen and was officially opened on 25 April 1877. It became the first Greenwich Town Hall in...
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Stamford Hill Green Lanes Turnpike
At Harringay Online Hugh has posted this image, captioned "Turnpike Lane Toll Booth, late 19th Century (disused and soon to be demolished)" and "Our area has a long history of road pricing. In 1739...
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