These buildings have been very thoroughly researched at , whence comes this photo of them before their 1892 restoration. Possibly originally constructed as a barn, although the double storey construction may contradict this. Named for the Britten family (formerly Bretaigne) who first established themselves in the York Hill area in 1585 when they leased the cottages at the junction of York Hill and Pump Hill, today known as "Brittens Cottages".
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Brittens Cottages
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124-126 Cheapside
This image shows the row before 1902 when Wood Street was widened and the east-most shop was demolished. The picture source, London's Historic Shops and Markets, writes: "Built in 1687 following th...
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Reading Gaol
Former prison on Forbury Road in Reading. Designed by George Gilbert Scott. Its most famous inmate was Oscar Wilde, who wrote 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' whilst he was here. It housed prisoners of...
1 memorial
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Blake's house SE1
Blake lived here with his wife, Catherine, throughout the 1790s. The photograph was taken in about 1913 and shows that it had already been honoured with a plaque. Despite this the house, with the r...
2 memorials
Mattock & Parsons
Builders active 1890 - 1912 at least, initially as Mattock Bros, and based in Wood Green at one point. This image comes from the 1909 Book of the Exhibition of Houses and Cottages, Romford Garden S...
1 memorial
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