Our Green Plaques

In 2011 we initiated a scheme to commemorate with green plaques interesting buildings in Clapham which have changed their use since they were built. The first plaque was unveiled in August 2011 on Sycamore House, 4 Old Town, SW4 0JY, a house built in 1787 which was the home of the Sycamore Laundry from 1898 to 1994, and has now been returned to residential use. The plaque was unveiled in August 2011 by Dame Vivienne Westwood, who lives close to Sycamore House.

The second plaque was unveiled by Lord Hankey on December 2011 on the surviving wing of Eagle House, 2b Narbonne Avenue, SW4 9JS. The original mansion, which faced on to Clapham Common South Side was built in 1773 on land owned by the Hankey family, who still have connections with the area. When the mansion was demolished in 1889 and the site redeveloped this wing, once the billiard room, survived and was put to various uses over the years before being restored to residential use in 2008.

The plaques are surface-mounted made of aluminium with raised white writing on a dark green, high gloss ground. They are rectangular, with a raised border simulating a frame, which is specifically designed to indicate that the plaque celebrates a building, and not a person. There can, therefore, be no confusion with English Heritage blue ceramic plaques. The distinctive design and was specially commissioned from bespoke furniture designer and member of the Society, Tim Gosling. Information on the plaque is kept to a minimum and some further details about each building, together with some illustrations, will be shown on this website.

Details of new plaques added from time to time will be listed here.
Please click on the name to view.