Reference code
RAA/SEC/17/12
Title
City of Westminster Council report relating to 47 Leicester Square
Date
8 March 1937
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece, 3pp.
Previous reference codes
1238
Historical Background
Sir Joshua Reynolds lived at 47 Leicester Square, London, between 1760 and his death in 1792. The report was read at the meeting of Council of 12 April 1937, whereupon it was concluded that the case for preservation was neither convincing nor practical.
Content Description
Report of the Improvements Committee, City of Westminster Council, relating to 47 Leicester Square. The report concludes that the building should not be preserved under the powers of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1932.
Associated Material
Council minutes, 2 March - 12 April 1937.