A massive building, constructed 1953 - 60 by the architect Victor Heal. Our picture comes via from , which has a lot to say about this building, and not much is complimentary. We still prefer it to its replacement. We understand that the sculpture now behind glass at the top of 1 New Change was reclaimed from this building and is by Charles Wheeler.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
New Change Buildings
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Mosaics - emblem
The star is surrounded by an English rose, a Scots thistle, an Irish clover s...
Other Subjects
John Addey
The Spring 2017 newsletter of the Canonbury Society raises some interesting ideas about Addey and his home, Canonbury House, but pinches of salt abound. Perhaps Addey held a meeting at the house in...
Manor Street 'club'
Used by a 'club' after the war but probably built for a worthy purpose, we have been unable to identify the original function of this building. Currently marketed as follows: "The offices are app...
Kidderpore Hall
From Knight Frank: "By 1843 ... Built that year, Kidderpore Hall was the home of the powerful merchant John Teil, an East India trader with vast tanneries in the Kidderpore district of Calcutta. Th...
West Hackney Almshouses / Cooke's Rents
Mainly from British History Online we've learnt the following: In 1740 Thomas Cooke, a director of the Bank of England, built almshouses, Cooke’s Rents, for 8 poor families with small children, and...
Canonbury House, Alwyne Villas
From British History Online: A house existed here in 1373. We think this was on the site of today's Canonbury Tower, just to the north of today's Canonbury House. "From c. 1770 John Dawes replaced ...

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