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'''George Meehan House''' (formerly known as '''Earlham Grove House''' |
'''George Meehan House''' (formerly known as '''Earlham Grove House''', later '''Woodside House''') is a municipal building in High Road, [[Wood Green]], London. It is a locally listed building.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haringey.gov.uk/sites/haringeygovuk/files/5._draft_local_heritage_list_publishing_finalised_with_amends.pdf|title=Local Heritage List|publisher=London Borough of Haringey|page=33|accessdate=4 May 2020}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 11:24, 23 June 2020
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| Location | High Road, Wood Green |
| Coordinates | 51°36′13″N 0°06′39″W / 51.6036°N 0.1107°W |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architectural style(s) | Italianate style |
  Shown in Haringey | |
George Meehan House (formerly known as Earlham Grove House, later Woodside House) is a municipal building in High Road, Wood Green, London. It is a locally listed building.[1]
History
The building, which was designed in the Italianate style, was built as a private residence known as Earlham Grove House and was completed in 1865.[2] The philanthropist Catherine Smithies, who founded the Band of Mercy animal welfare group which later merged with the RSPCA, lived in the house in the mid 19th-century.[2] Her son, Thomas Bywater Smithies, who was the publisher of The British Workman, also lived in the house at that time.[2]
The house was acquired by the local board of health for use as a public library in 1893 and it then became the offices of Wood Green Urban District Council in 1913.[2] It went on to become the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Wood Green when the area secured municipal borough status in 1933.[3] The house remained the local town hall until the council moved to Wood Green Civic Centre in March 1958.[4] It subsequently remained in use as the local registry office under the name Woodside House, before being refurbished and renamed George Meehan House, in memory of a former councillor, in 2018.[2][5]
References
- ^ "Local Heritage List" (PDF). London Borough of Haringey. p. 33. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "The History of George Meehan House". London Borough of Haringey. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Wood Green". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "London's Town Halls". Historic England. p. 97. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "George Meehan House Refurbishment Complete". T&B Contractors. Retrieved 4 May 2020.