Highbury House
The lost manor that became a school, then flats.
Highbury House was a grand residence built in 1781 on the site of the former Highbury Manor. It was demolished in 1938 and replaced by Eton House flats.
Lore & Background
Highbury House was built in 1781 by John Dawes on the spot where Highbury Manor had stood. Over the next 30 years it was extended by new owners, firstly Alexander Aubert and then John Bentley, to include a large observatory and lavish gardens. The grounds started to be sold off in 1794. By 1894 Highbury House and its remaining grounds became a school. Finally in 1938 Highbury House was demolished and is now the site of Eton House flats (on Leigh Road), built by the Old Etonian Housing Association in 1939.
Reader's Guide
The site of Highbury House is now occupied by Eton House flats on Leigh Road. No trace of the original house remains above ground.
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