Plaque

Churchill Gardens - opened

Erection date: 24/7/1951

Inscription

City of Westminster Churchill Gardens
Opened by Her Grace the Duchess of Marlborough, JP
Mayor - Councillor A. Sciver, BSc, FRIC

Chairmen of Housing Committee:
1945 - 9 Alderman C. P. Russell, JP
1949 - 50 Councillor Alfred Harris, DSO, FRICS
1950 - 1 Councillor Miss Paton Walsh

Town Clerk Sir Parker Morris, LLB
Architects - Powell And Moya, AARIBA
Civil Engineers - Scott and Wilson, MMICE

24th July 1951

{The round plaque at the bottom left reads:}
London Architecture Medal, 1950, RIBA

Site: Churchill Gardens - opened (2 memorials)

SW1, Churchill Gardens Road, Chaucer House

A very unusual building faces this flank wall, on the other side of the street, just outside our photo. It's basically a huge hot water tank, like you may have in your house somewhere in a nice warm cupboard, but massive. This accumulator provides hot water to all the flats on this estate. Built at the same time as the estate, the Pimlico District Heating Undertaking is now managed by CityWest Homes and there you will find a link to a very interesting factsheet.

This estate boasts a Festival of Britain plaque.

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
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Powell And Moya

Architects. The two partners were: Sir Arnold Joseph Philip Powell (1921 – 20...

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Royal Institute of British Architects

From the RIBA website: "RIBA Awards are given for buildings that have high ar...

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Alexandra Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

From Blenheim Palace Marlborough Family Tree we learn that Alexandra Mary Cad...

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Churchill Gardens accumulator

Churchill Gardens accumulator

This plaque is on the accumulator.

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