Building    To 1994

Mappin and Webb, Poultry

Categories: Commerce, Property

12 - 13 Poultry. Built in 1870, designed by J. &  J. Belcher. Was demolished after a long campaign in 1994 to make way for the delights of Number 1, Poultry. The man responsible, Lord Palumbo, preserved a little bit of it, the "witch's hat", which he now (2012) has on display in Pennsylvania. the clock is now in the atrium of the replacement building.

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Mappin and Webb, Poultry

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