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Wagstaff Buildings, Sumner Road, Bankside, c. 1920

Wagstaff Buildings, Sumner Road, Bankside, c. 1920
 

Wagstaff Buildings were an unusual example of weatherboarded houses surviving into the 20th century.

The site was cleared after World War II to make way for Bankside House, the headquarters of the Central Electricity Generating Board.

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Wagstaff Buildings, Sumner Road, Bankside, c. 1920
Wagstaff Buildings,
Sumner Road,
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Gladstone Street, Bankside, 1977
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