It was built for the Lord of the Priory of St John of Jerusalem. The site may have been used by the Romans as a summer camp. It was destroyed by the mob led by Jack Straw during the Peasants' Revolt, who were 'so offended by the wealth and haughtiness' of the Knights Hospitallers.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Highbury Manor
Landowner.  Maternal grandfather Queen Elizabeth II. Born Lowndes Square. Married Nina Cecilie Cavendish-Bentinck.  Their ninth child became the Queen Mother. Died Glamis, Scotland.
The authoritative-looking picture source website gives the date of opening as 4 April 1892 (contradicting the plaque) and the closing date as 1949 for passengers and 1962 finally.
Country house built by Benjamin Bond, when Clapham was fashionable for out-of-town residences. After 1889 the estate was sold and the main house and many of the other buildings were pulled down. Â ...
A long-running squat. News of evictions prompted some interviews with residents. In 2013 Brixton Blog reported: "Many are professional artists; others work in jobs ranging from retail to community ...
Suburban housing estate in Muswell Hill, originated by William Jefferies Collins and developed by his sons William Brannan Collins and Herbert Collins. 'Rookfield Garden Estate - a study of the in...
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