King George's Place
Introduction
The photograph on this page of King George's Place by Ian Capper as part of the Geograph project.
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King George's Place
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 28 Jan 2023
Brick block in "modern" style designed by David E Nye and built 1934-5 at the junction of High Street and Wantz Road. The building replaced a 19th Century fronted timber framed 15th Century house originally named Hardings, later The Trees (the name which is shown on the 1875 1:500 Town Plan). At the far of King George's Place originally stood the art deco Embassy Cinema, also designed by Nye, which opened in 1936 but was demolished in 1985 and replaced by a retirement complex named Embassy Court, the gables of which can be seen towards the left of the photo.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.73034
Longitude
0.682123