Founder's Place
Architectural history

All the buildings in the Founder's Place development have been named after local historical street, building or people names to acknowledge and conserve the area's heritage. The Charity named the development in recognition of Edward VI, who founded and funded St Thomas' Hospital in 1553.

Canterbury House is named after the Archbishop of Canterbury, who still resides at Lambeth Palace next to the development, and after the Canterbury Music Hall opened on the site in 1849.

Astley Tower refers back to Philip Astley, an English trick rider and theatrical manager who, in 1770, built Astley's Amphitheatre in the area, long considered the first modern circus ring. Candle Court harks back to the Candle and Night Light Factory located on Carlisle Lane in 1870, and Boniface Street lends its name to Boniface House.

Sudbury Street from an 1872 map gives Sudbury Court its name, and the Bower Saloon of 1838-79 lends itself to the new Bower House.

Stangate Apartments take their name from the Stangate stairs opposite Parliament - one of the many sets of stairs giving public access to the Thames in the eighteenth century. The stairs were used by passengers taking ferries provided by the watermen to cross the river.