Esher Place
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Esher Place by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Esher Place
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 25 Feb 2008
This is Esher Place the training college of Unite the union see http://www.amicustheunion.org/Default.aspx?page=111. Unite was formed by the merger of amicus and the T&GWU in 2007. The present building was built in the early 19th Century in the style of a French chateaux. In the 1930’s it was converted for use as a Girls School, in 1953 it became the U.K’s first residential training establishment for trades union reps. The Electricians Union paid £23,000 for it. The view is looking along the recently constructed residential block towards the main house. You can read a full history at http://www.amicustheunion.org/PDF/Esher%20History2.pdf
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Image Location
Latitude
51.372028
Longitude
-0.372527