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Jane’s London's avatar

Excellent, as ever. Thanks!

But your price conversions for 1934 are misleading, for instance "11s 7d (58p)" – I think you are showing exchange rate when we went decimal in 1971, not what that equivalent price is today which would be approx £31 – though still an absolute bargain!

I use the Bank of England inflation calculator: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator

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Richard Thomson's avatar

Would you happen to know much or anything about Shrewsbury House on Kennington Oval (opposite the cricket ground)? It looks pretty similar in design to the blocks of the Black Prince estate.

Do you know if Shrewsbury House was built by Lambeth BC, or was it LCC? Just interested...

And thank you for all your work.

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Municipal Dreams's avatar

It's part of the Kennington Park Estate built on land acquired by the LCC from the Duchy of Cornwall in 1933, built in mid to late 1930s. All the blocks are 'named after famous cricketers'. (Source: LCC, 'London Housing', published1937). The white lettering on black-tiled name plaques are always a giveaway that it's an LCC estate.

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Richard Thomson's avatar

Many thanks.

I believe the Duchy of Cornwall still own the freehold to the land the cricket ground's on.

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