Gardens · London
Caroone House
Caroone House — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Danny Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Caroone House is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Caroone House was an office block at 14 Farringdon Street, London EC4, which was built in 1972 on the site of the Congregational Memorial Hall which had been demolished in 1968.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Memorial Hall and Caroone House were built on the site of the old Fleet Prison. The prison was burnt down during the Great Fire of London and while the prison was being rebuilt, the prisoners were relocated to Caron House, South Lambeth, a large mansion house which had been built by Noel de Caron the Netherlands ambassador to England in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. In 1685 Caron House was demolished but the name survived and in the 19th century there was a "Carroun House" on the estate – which has been known as Vauxhall Park since 1890. As a consequence of this rich history, "Caroone House" was adopted as an appropriate name for the new building in Farringdon Street. A Greater…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5156, -0.1041
- District
- City of London
- Parish
- City of London, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC4M 7JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1972
Sources
- wikidata: Q19600670 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Caroone House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Caroone House?
- Caroone House is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC4M 7JH), in the parish of City of London, unparished area.
- When was Caroone House built?
- Built or established in 1972.
- Who owns Caroone House?
- Caroone House is owned by Post Office Telecommunications.
- How do I get to Caroone House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EC4M 7JH. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.