St. James Residences - London, England, UK
Posted by: 
Metro2
N 51° 30.726 W 000° 08.072
30U E 698828 N 5710667
The St. James Residences are located at 23 Brewer Street in London which were under renovation at the time that the poster visited the site.
Waymark Code: WMMXVH
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/21/2014
Views: 4
The sign reads:
"ST. JAMES RESIDENCES STAND IN AN AREA FIRST KNOWN AS KNAVES
ACRE. THE ORIGINAL 17TH CENTURY HOUSES AND COURTS SURVIVED
UNTIL DEMOLITION BY THE CROWN ESTATE IN 1883. ST. JAMES VESTRY
URGED THAT REPLACEMENT BUILDINGS SHOULD PROVIDE SMALL SHOPS
WITH ACCOMODATION ABOVE FOR THE STAFF. ST. JAMES RESIDENCES
BUILT 1883-6 MET THIS NEED . IN 1978 THE SOHO HOUSING ASSOCIATION
BOUGHT THE FLATS AND BEGAN A SCHEME OF RENOVATION TO
ENSURE THE CONTINUED PROVISION OF GOOD HOUSING IN SOHO AND
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FAMILY CENTRE. THE COMPLETION OF
WORK WAS MARKED ON 7TH SEPTEMBER 1988 WITH AN OFFICIAL
OPENING BY THE WARD COUNCILLORS MRS. LOIS PELTZ AND
DR. DAVID AVERY.
ARCHITECTS: 1886 ROBERT SAWYER
1988 WESTWOOD, PIET, POOLE AND SMART"
Group that erected the marker: Unknown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
23 Brewer Street
London, England UK
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the marker, preferably including yourself or your GPSr in the photo. A very detailed description of your visit may be substituted for a photo. In any case please provide a description of your visit. A description of only "Visited" or "Saw it while on vacation" by anyone other than the person creating the waymark may be deleted by the waymark owner or the category officers.