Category Jewish Maternity Hospital

PEABODY IS MAKING SELECTIVE REFERENCES TO ENGLISH HERITAGE’S LETTER OF 23 APRIL 2010. THESE REFERENCES ARE REPEATED IN A TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL NEWS STATEMENT OF 4 NOVEMBER 2011 ABOUT THE FORMER JEWISH MATERNITY HOSPITAL. THIS STATEMENT PUTS THE REFERENCES IN…

Despite a written assurance to Dr. Sharman Kadish that they would not start demolition before the public consultation on Monday 7 November, and without submitting a demolition notice to Tower Hamlets Council, Peabody’s contractors have started to demolish the oldest…

The above image from the Peabody website 20 October is an ‘artist’s representation’ of their proposed new development on the cleared site of the former Jewish Maternity Hospital. It appears to show the north side of a six-storey block, which ‘will provide much needed affordable…

PEABODY CONSULTATION EVENT ON 7th NOVEMBER 2011 mailto  “[email protected]” 25 October 2011 09:27 Dear Mr Ridge 22-28 Underwood Road, E1 – Consultation Event – Monday 7th November 3pm-7pm Peabody are currently finalising plans for a residential housing development at 22-28 Underwood. On…

Former Jewish Maternity Hospital – Update 22 October The former Jewish Maternity Hospital in Underwood Road, known affectionately as “Mother Levy’s”, was the only Jewish maternity hospital in England. Built in stages between 1911 and 1927 thanks mainly to the…

CAMPAIGN NEWSLETTER NO. 2 UPDATE 18th OCTOBER PEABODY REJECTS COMPROMISE PROPOSAL FOR RETENTION AND CONVERSION OF PART OF FORMER JEWISH MATERNITY HOSPITAL Possibly as a result of my second Open Letter to Owen Whalley (Tower Hamlets Head of Planning), the…

CAMPAIGN NEWSLETTER  No1 PEABODY REJECTS COMPROMISE PROPOSAL FOR RETENTION AND CONVERSION OF PART OF FORMER JEWISH MATERNITY HOSPITAL In March 2011, Tower Hamlets Council sold the former hospital buildings at 22-28 Underwood Road to Peabody to redevelop for residential use.…