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Royal Mint Court

Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Tower HamletsRobert Smirke (architect) buildings
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Royal Mint Court is a building complex in East Smithfield, in London's East End, close to the City of London financial district. The site was the home of the Royal Mint from 1809 until 1967 and was earlier the site of a Cistercian abbey, built in 1348 and known in its time as Eastminster. Eastminster's foundations are relatively well preserved and visible in the partially open basement of the site.After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the 5.5 acre (2 hectare) property was used as a victualling yard for the Royal Navy, then as a tobacco warehouse, before becoming a mint in 1809. After the mint relocated, the site was redeveloped with a new office and residential block added to the complex alongside the two remaining Grade II listed mint buildings. In 2017, Royal Mint Court was again set to be redeveloped with plans for a new office, shopping and leisure complex. Planning permission was granted in July 2016. However, in May 2018 the site was sold to the People's Republic of China to be used for their new London embassy. Sir David Chipperfield was appointed as the architect for development of the site with some critics questioning if this was his most controversial job.

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Royal Mint Court
Royal Mint Court, London Whitechapel

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E1W 1BA London, Whitechapel
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