Goad London 203—WC1/WC2—High Holborn—Lincoln's Inn Fields 1960 (1970) old map
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Charles Goad Insurance Plan of London, sheet 203 [Holborn: High Holborn, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Red Lion Square and Pearl Assurance buildings]
Goad's fire insurance plan of London, sheet 203, covers High Holborn between Red Lion Square and Lincoln's Inn Fields (WC1 and WC2), a stretch then dominated by Pearl Assurance's extensive premises. The complex was Pearl's headquarters from 1914 to 1989, and at the time of the resurvey it had just been completed with its west block of 1959–60. It is now the Rosewood London hotel, with its former banking hall used for dining, and it stands as a clear case of insurance offices turned over to hospitality. Nearby, the sheet shows Beckley House, New Century House, Holborn Telephone Exchange, the London Electricity Board workshops and Procter House bridging Procter Street. Red Lion Square still has Conway Hall, which has been the ethical society's home since 1929. Goad's plans were drawn to assess property and fire risk, and they were revised with pasted overlays recording new uses, altered layouts, demolition and rebuilding. The latest dated corrections on this sheet are vacancy annotations in block 1934, dated September 1970. The sheet was resurveyed and reissued in October 1960, with a 1960 copyright date, and the key plans acquired with it carry corrections as late as October 1970 and March 1971. Other streets on the sheet include Red Lion Street, Fisher Street, Catton Street, Eagle Street, Dane Street, Gate Street, Whetstone Park and Remnant Street.
Size 63 x 53 cm | 24.5 x 21.0 inches
Date Published: 1960 (1970)
Type: Vintage hand-coloured fire-insurance plan with later overpasted amendments
Author: Goad, Charles & Co
Publication: Charles Goad Fire Insurance Maps
Condition: Good |
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