Boundary Estate, Shoreditch London

[Ripper]

Please can someone enlighten me why the houses on the estate around the bandstand are all named after places in Berkshire/ Oxfordshire i.e. Marlow House, Henley House, Culham House, Iffley House etc......
Thanks in advance

[Mamyalynne]

The estate consists of multi-story brick tenements radiating from the central circus, each of which bears the name of a location along the River Thames.

[Mamyalynne]

There may be a reason they chose that as a start for naming or maybe not - we have groups of streets named after Lake District lakes, Poets and Battles.

[Ripper]

Thank you Mamyalynne!

[Mamyalynne]

It's an interesting topic for sure, some places are very clearly named in honour of someone/something - I guess they have to have a seed of an idea otherwise.

[bednobs]

Marlow is not in Berkshire or oxon but it is on the thames

[Ripper]

I'd love to know who decided to name them (architect/ builder........?)