Galen House, Low Friar Street / Dispensary Lane, NE1
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Galen House, Low Friar Street / Dispensary Lane, NE1
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 19 Nov 2013
Built c 1901, by Matthew Horner Graham for G G Laidlaw, as a handsome Edwardian medicines manufactory and offices; the name is after the famous Greek physician of the 2nd C http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galen . Red brick piers rise up from a very tall ground floor of stone arches and columns; the two main sides are flanked by tall bay windows, and at each corner there is a squat octagonal tower with round windows. The building has been converted into shops and around 60 housing association flats. The building is not listed. The Buildings of Grainger Town - No.199. See Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.971729
Longitude
-1.618342