Luton: Wigmore Hall
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Luton: Wigmore Hall
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 8 Feb 2014
No, not the famous Image] in London, but this is nonetheless important as one of the few old buildings to have survived the urban spread of Luton. It is Grade II Listed and the English Heritage website describes it thus:- "Early C19. Stucco, hipped Welsh slate roof. Square double pile plan. Three first floor sash windows with glazing bars. Two ground floor canted bays flanking doorway. Four fielded panel door, rectangular fanlight; surround of pilasters, entablature, dentil frieze and cornice." The building is on Eaton Green Road and is currently in use as part of a Conference Centre. Old Ordnance Survey maps show it in glorious rural isolation surrounded by farmland...
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Image Location
Latitude
51.887465
Longitude
-0.366763