Gardens · London
Peterscourt
Peterscourt — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Ian Capper — 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)
About
Peterscourt 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
Peterscourt is a building in Peterborough, on City Road, which was designed by George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1859. It is Grade II listed.
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Background
History
The building was designed for, and housed, St Peter's Teacher Training College for men until 1914. From 1921 to 1938 it was a teacher training college for women. During the Second World War the building housed the 'American Red Cross Club'. Between 1946 and 1950 it was a temporary college, particularly to train ex-service students. Subsequently it has been used mainly for offices, by Perkins Engines and Peterborough Development Corporation. In the early 1950s, when it housed the sales department of Perkins Engines, it was given the name 'Peterscourt'. The doorway at the side of the building was rescued from the Guildhall, London after the London Blitz and brought to Frank Perkins' offices…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5741, -0.2398
Sources
- wikidata: Q26419892 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Peterscourt (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Peterscourt?
- Peterscourt is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.5741°, -0.2398°.