Drapers' Hall
On this site, once part of the Augustine Priory, Thomas Cromwell built his palace and in 1536 plotted the downfall of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII. After his execution in 1540 Cromwell's property was purchased by the Guild of Drapers for their Hall. Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666 it was partially destroyed, again by fire, in 1772. with 19th century alterations it remains the Hall and offices of the Worshipful Company of Drapers.
Site: Drapers' Hall (1 memorial)
EC2, Throgmorton Avenue
This 1895 map has some remarkable detailing of the building (a wide spiral staircase and elsewhere castellated walls with, in Gothic script, "Site of Cromwell House", which explains the floorplan. Wikipedia explains that the house was Thomas Cromwell's and that "The layout of the house is known in detail as it was surveyed in the 1640s or 1650s by the Drapers' Company, which acquired the property after Cromwell's downfall. ... He was executed {1540}. For the next three years the house remained under royal control before being sold to the Drapers' Company. Part of it was used as the new company hall while the wings and adjoining tenements were rented to the Company's wardens and master.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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