Erection date: 1950
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Sanders House. Flats 1-20 were built in 1949 - 1950 by The New River Company to replace houses destroyed by enemy action, 16th April 1941.
We have also found this lovely insignia at Claremont Close.
N1, Great Percy Street, 51, Sanders House
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sanders House - WW2 bomb
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sanders House - WW2 bomb
See the New River for an explanation of why the New River Company came into b...
C. S. Forester, 1899 - 1966, novelist, lived here. English Heritage
On 26 January 1950 the Constitution of India came into force and India declared itself a Republic.
The plaque is in the entrance porch of the building. We'd guess that the building underwent some major renovation/modernisation in 2011.
This, the foundation stone for the bridge, was laid in March 1897 and less than 5 months later the bridge was opened.
The plaque is on Queen Victoria Street but the Doctors' Commons building seems to have had the address of Knightrider Street, the one beh...
In 1933 the Duke of Cornwall was Prince Edward, who would later briefly become King Edward VIII.
Aviator and aircraft manufacturer. Designed the Sopwith Camel. Aged 10 accidentally killed his father in a shooting accident. Expert ice skater and a legend in the yachting America's Cup. Born 92 C...
