Halton Mansions was the first state-aided scheme in Islington, built in 1922-3 with 168 flats in 3 four-storied blocks.
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first state-aided housing in Islington
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First state-aided housing in Islington
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The Potteries and the Piggeries
A notorious Victorian slum in Kensington. From the late 18th century this was an area where bricks were made to supply nearby construction sites. As London was developed agricultural activities w...
1 memorial
Clissold Park and House
Built as Paradise House, or Newington Park House, in the late 1700s for Jonathan Hoare. William Crawshay (1764 – 1834) bought it in 1811. He objected to his daughter's choice of a husband so it was...
2 memorials
The Page Estate
Housing Estate in Eltham. Inaugurated by the then Minister of Health, Christopher Addison. The photograph is an aerial view of the estate taken in 1931.
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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
52 Tavistock Square
Lived in by Leonard and Virginia Woolf 1924-39. Our picture source also has some photos of the interior, and explains that, even though they have moved out, the destruction of this house affected V...
2 memorials