Peterscourt is a building in Peterborough, on City Road, which was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1859. It is Grade II listed. [1]
Peterscourt is a building in Peterborough, on City Road, which was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1859. It is Grade II listed. [1]
The building was designed for, and housed, St. Peter's Teacher Training College for men until 1914. From 1921 to 1938 it was a teacher training college for women.
Subsequently it has been used mainly for offices, by Perkins Engines and Peterborough Development Corporation, who were head-quartered there from 1969 to 1975.
Restoration and refurbishment took place in 1985. [2]
As of 2017 it is the home of the Eco Innovation Centre. [3]
The building is mainly listed for the eighteenth century doorway, brought from the London Guildhall following war damage. [4]
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