It was built for the Lord of the Priory of St John of Jerusalem. The site may have been used by the Romans as a summer camp. It was destroyed by the mob led by Jack Straw during the Peasants' Revolt, who were 'so offended by the wealth and haughtiness' of the Knights Hospitallers.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Highbury Manor
Architect. Born Manchester. In partnership with Paull 1873-7.
Born Hoxton. Had his office and home at 31 Essex Street at the time of the 1851 census. Died at home at North Place, Hampstead Road, St Pancras.
A London-based idiosyncratic architecture practice. The picture we have used is from their page about the Aldgate project.
Royal Avenue has been a location for many films and television programmes including ‘The Avengers’ and Joseph Losey’s ‘The Servant’. A scene in Stanley Kubrick’s ‘A Clockwork Orange’ was filmed in ...
Architect with London County Council in 1905. Born Devonport, Plymouth.
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