Concrete house, Dulwich Common
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Concrete house, Dulwich Common
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 9 Apr 2009
This house is believed to be the only surviving 19th-century concrete house in England. In 1867 Charles Drake patented the use of iron panels for concrete shuttering and six years later his Patent Concrete Building Company erected his house. For years it stood derelict, its architectural significance meaning that it could not be demolished. After this photograph was taken it was restored and converted to flats, the renovated building being reopened in 2013. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordship_Lane,_Southwark for more information on the house and surrounding area.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.442458
Longitude
-0.065973