1 CANONBURY PLACE HERITAGE ASSESSMENT APPENDIX A: MAPS, PLANS and ILLUSTRATIONS LB Islington

1 CANONBURY PLACE HERITAGE ASSESSMENT APPENDIX A: MAPS, PLANS AND ILLUSTRATIONS LB Islington

London January 2018 N1 2NG

A Job. No. 1172

1 CANONBURY PLACE; LONDON N1 2NG HERITAGE APPRAISAL: APPENDIX A – MAPS, PLANS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Last update: 01/02/2018 Status: FINAL Version: 1B Issues: 2

Date Issued Version Status Notes Initial 13/09/2017 1 Draft For team comments EMA/NB 01/02/2018 1a Final For Listed & Planning Application EA/NB

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A CONTENTS:

Figure 1 . C 1700: Islington Manors ...... 4 Figure 2 . 1735: A plan of the roads and footpaths in the Parish of Islington dated 1735 by Henry Warner on the orders of the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary...... 5 Figure 3 . C16: Canonbury House and Tower ...... 6 Figure 4 . 1731: Canonbury House, view from the south ...... 7 Figure 5 . 1750: South east view of Canonbury House, view NW...... 8 Figure 6 . 1750-1760: A south view of Canonbury House near Islington, view NE...... 9 Figure 7 . 1754: Plan of the parishes of St. Andrew's, Holborn, St George's, Queen Square, St James's Clerkenwell, St Luke's, Old Street, St Mary's Islington and the Charterhouse Liberty...... 10 Figure 8 . 1760: East view of Canonbury House with Canonbury Tower visible beyond, view north ...... 11 Figure 9 . Late C18: View of the south range of the original Canonbury House with the Canonbury Tower visible on the left...... 12 Figure 10 . c. 1760-80s: View of Canonbury Tower with Canonbury Place terrace visible beyond, view south...... 13 Figure 11 . c. 1760-80s: Canonbury Tower near Islington, the Tudor south range is obscured by trees in the background (view North West)...... 14 Figure 12 . c. 1770-80s view from NW at Canonbury Tower and surrounding grounds. This image shows the terrace at Canonbury without the later extension to the west and with the original mansard extending the whole terrace...... 15 Figure 13 . 1780s: View from Alwyne Villas at Canonbury Tower and Canonbury Place terrace. This image also shows the terrace without the late C18 west extension...... 16 Figure 14 . Late C18: Canonbury Place terrace can be seen in the background with nos 3-5 visible in the drawing...... 17 Figure 15 . Late C18. View of Canonbury Tower, view SW...... 18 Figure 16 . 1805: Ma p of the Borough of Islington of the Parish of St Mary...... 19 Figure 17 . 1801: Views south from the Canonbury with the Canonbury Place terrace visible in the foreground...... 20 Figure 18 . 1819: Panorama of London looking south from the Canonbury Tower. It shows the building after a third (mansard) floor had been added in the early C19 (Phase 3) ...... 21 Figure 19 . 1824: Canonbury Tower seen from the south, the two corner towers mark the extent of the original garden at Canonbury Manor...... 22 Figure 20 . 1834: Plan of the Northampton Estate ...... 23 Figure 21 . 1824: Canonbury Place with no 1 Canonbury Place on the right. No 1 is shown with an additional (third) mansard storey...... 24 Figure 22 . 1834: Canonbury Square: William Knight. The windows on the rear elevation on either side of the chimney breast were blank windows...... 25 Figure 23 . 1841: The Residence of William Knight FSA 1 Canonbury Place ...... 26 Figure 24 . 1841: Prior Bolton's Garden-House at Canonbury...... 27 Figure 25 . 1847: Building Agreement between the Marquess of Northampton and James Wagstaff...... 28 Figure 26 : 1848: Lease agreement for 1 Canonbury Place between the Marquess of Northampton and James Wagstaff...... 29 Figure 27 . 1871: 1st Edition OS Map ...... 30 Figure 28 . 1893: 2nd Ed OS Map (OS 25 Inch) ...... 31 Figure 29 . 1913: 25-Inch OS Map ...... 32 Figure 30 . Early C20: King Edward’s Hall built in 1908...... 33 Figure 31 . 1911: Canonbury Tower with no 1 Canonbury Place visible in the background ...... 34 Figure 32 . 1929: Lease agreement between Marquess of Northampton and Sir Humphrey Rolleston, Henrietta M. A. Strachey, Evelyn Fox and Captain Desmond Abel Smith ...... 35 Figure 33 . 1920 one of the two corner towers of the original Tudor manor house ...... 36 Figure 34 .1940: Plan o Northampton Estate ...... 37 Figure 35 . 1940s: Layout of the former Canonbury Manor complex ...... 38 Figure 36 . 1940s layout of Canonbury Place. Note: the floorplan of no1 shows an opening between the second (back) stairs and the principal room facing Alwyne Villas. This has since been blocked up...... 39 Figure 37 . 1945: Bomb damage map of London: Islington and Canonbury ...... 40 Figure 38 . 1955: National Grid map ...... 41 Figure 39 . 1956: Proposals for alterations to the rear garden at 1 Canonbury Place ...... 42 Figure 40 . 1942: Front elevation of 1 Canonbury Place ...... 43 Figure 41 . 1961: 1-5 Canonbury Place ...... 43 Figure 42 . 1942: View of the interior of one of the ground floor room facing the garden (G2.04) ...... 44 Figure 43 . 1942: View from the stair hall at the entrance (G2.01 and G2.02 and G2.03 visible beyond) ...... 44 Figure 44 . 1942: First floor principal room (F3.04)...... 45 Figure 45 . 1958: Interior of 1 Canonbury Place ...... 45 Figure 46 . 1958: First floor principal room (F3.04)...... 46 Figure 47 . First floor principal room (F3.04)...... 46 Figure 48 . 1958: Ground floor entrance hall (main stairs) ...... 47 Figure 49 . View of the windows in the first-floor front room...... 47 Figure 50 . 1962: North elevation of nos 1-5 Canonbury Place ...... 48 Figure 51 . 1958: Sir Basil Spence standing in front of 1 Canonbury Place ...... 49 Figure 52 . 1980s: Lower ground floor and ground floor plan of 1 Canonbury Place ...... 50 Figure 53 . 1980s: First and second floor plan of 1 Canonbury Place ...... 51 Figure 54 . 1980s: Third floor plan of 1 Canonbury Place ...... 52

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Figure 1. C 1700: Islington Manors Source: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol8/pp51-57

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Canonbury Manor

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2. 1735: A plan of the roads and footpaths in the Parish of Islington dated 1735 by Henry Warner on Mary. Source: LB Islington Local Studies

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the orders of the Vestry of the Parish of St.

Figure 3. C16: Canonbury House and Tower Source: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/london/vol2/pp63-67

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Tudor extension added by Lanthorn of the Spencer south range (approximate

location of nos 1- Canonbury Tower 5 Canonbury Pl)

Western garden South range of Eastern garden house house of Canonbury Canonbury House of Canonbury House House (now (demolished late C18) incorporated into no 4 Alwyne Villas,

Figure 4. 1731: Canonbury House, view from the south Source: Collage, LMA

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Lanthorn of the south range

South range of Canonbury House Western garden (demolished late C18) house of Canonbury House (now part of no 7 Alwyne Villas, Grade II)

Figure 5. 1750: South east view of Canonbury House, view NW. Source: Collage, LMA, ref. 8277

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Lanthorn of the south Canonbury range Tower Eastern garden house of Canonbury House

Figure 6. 1750-1760: A south view of Canonbury House near Isl ington, view NE. Source: British Museum, museum no: 1927,1126.1.5.7

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Approximate location of 1 Canonbury Place

Figure 7. 1754: Plan of the parishes of St. Andrew's, Holborn, St George's, Queen Square, St James's Clerkenwell, St Luke's, Old Street, St Mary's Islington and the Charterhouse Liberty. Source: British Library, http://britishlibrary.georefer 0-PpZoYO/

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Tudor extension added by Spencer (approximate South range of location of nos 1- Canonbury House 5 Canonbury Pl) (demolished late C18)

Eastern garden Western garden house house

Figure 8. 1760: East view of Canonbury House d, view north Source: Collage, LMA, ref. 8288

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Canonbury Tower

South range of Canonbury House (demolished late C18)

West garden house

East garden house

Figure 9. Late C18: View of the south range of the original Canonbury House with the Canonbury Tower visible on the left. The western section o f the garden of the house is now occupied by 1 Canonbury Place, view NE. Source: Collage, LMA

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Nos 1-5 Canonbury Place

Figure 10. c. 1760-80s: View of Canonbury Tower with Canonbury Place terrace visible beyond, view south. Source: Collage, LMA

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