Prince’s Place used to consist of cottages with country gardens full of dahlias. Unfortunately some of the houses were doomed to demolition in the 1970s. The redevelopment of Prince’s Place took place in built 1977, with the purpose of keeping pedestrians and houses away from increasing traffic.
The scheme’s architects were Jefferson Sheard and Partners working for the Rowe Housing Trust. The development won a DoE award for good design in housing in 1977 but has sparked some aesthetic disquiet since it was built.
