See Norwich Place/York House for more about the history of this site.
In 1874 the construction of Embankment Gardens left this watergate high and dry. In 1893, the watergate having fallen into decay, the LCC acquired and preserved it, with a new roof. Re-roofed again in 1962, it is now managed by Westminster City Council.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
York Watergate
The wording on the plaque could have been clearer. The first half is giving t...
The streets laid out on the site of York House were named: Villiers Street, D...
The plaque has left room for one more re-roofing, due, on this 64 year mainte...
The current St Dunstan's House, an office block, is the nearest building on Fetter Lane.  Its predecessor, from which the decorative panels were rescued, stood there from 1886 until its demolition ...
From British History on-line: "The Bethnal Green and East London Housing Association was formed in 1926 by an Industrial Housing Fellowship Group. It was supported by the Poplar Ruridecanal {sic} C...
An area of land in Holborn owned by Rugby School. Lawrence Sheriff acquired the land in the 16th century and left it for the support of almshouses and a school. See there for more information.
Initially we could discover little about this body but Rocker Ages solved the puzzle - they were a private, limited by guarantee company, in the regeneration business. From Lifelong Learning: "DCP ...
British History Online informs that a house was "built by ... Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, in 1245; but in the thirtieth year of Henry III. it was granted by the king to Peter, Count of Sa...
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