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Parr Court, Wenlock Barn Estate
Hob Uid: 1502245
Location : Greater London Authority Hackney Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3266483420
Summary : An eleven-storey H-plan tower block built as public housing as part of the Wenlock Barn Estate development. The block contains 44 dwellings in total. Construction was approved by committee in 1958.
More information : The block was commissioned by Shoreditch Metropolitan Borough Council. The Alternate name was the name given to the contract for the development. (1) H. Richardson & Son Ltd.'s tender for the contract was £104,699. (2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Gazetteer 1
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Personal archive of Dr Miles Glendinning held at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
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Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Construction approved 1958
Monument End Date : 1958
Monument Start Date : 1958
Monument Type : Tower Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 38 SW 2644
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Parr Court, Wenlock Barn Estate