Building    From 3/8/1918 

Australia House

Categories: Property

Countries: Australia

Home of the High Commission of Australia. Designed by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and built by Dove Brothers. Construction commenced in 1913, but as many of the building materials came from Australia, their transportation was delayed because of WW1.

It is usually the single largest polling station in Australian federal elections, with more votes being cast here than at any polling station in the Australian states or territories. The interior was used as the location for Gringotts Bank in the Harry Potter films.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Australia House

Commemorated ati

Australia House - centenary of its opening

This stone marks the visit of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales &amp...

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Nicholas Stone

Nicholas Stone

Master mason, for George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Other works in London include the statues at the Guildhall of Charles I and Elizabeth I. Stone's name could not be more appropriate - see ...

Person, Architecture, Property

2 memorials
The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate

Their plaques have an 'R' representing Regent Street which is a Crown Estate website for promoting Regent Street as a shopping destination. 

Group, Gardens / Agriculture, Property

3 memorials
NPS Group

NPS Group

Property designers and managers.

Group, Property

1 memorial
West Hackney Almshouses / Cooke's Rents

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...

Building, Property, Social Welfare

1 memorial
York Watergate

York Watergate

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 de...

Building, Property

2 memorials