21-23 Park Street
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21-23 Park Street
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 5 May 2013
Fortunate late C18th surviving pair, each of two bays in three storeys plus basement and attic. Grade II listed. They gained notoriety in 2013 when they sold for £3 million, making them the country's most expensive council housing. Southwark Council sold them to fund the building of new council houses but was criticised for social cleansing, a conclusion it's hard to avoid given the council's recent record of demolishing large-scale council estates and shipping out residents. On the side is a well-preserved ghost sign reading "Take Courage". The houses were probably originally built for the Anchor Brewery which later became Courage.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.505305
Longitude
-0.092708