Bouton Place

Opposite Premier House, Bouton Place is a gated courtyard development by Aitch Group, built around 2004. Eight houses and 6 flats face each other across a narrow space, with 2 ground floor offices facing Waterloo Terrace. The name derives from the site’s previous occupation by a garage used by the de Dion Bouton motor company, which had an active presence in London from 1907 until the 1930s. Latterly the building, which can be seen in the 1947 aerial photograph, was occupied by a wholesaler of hairdressers’ supplies, and still had the French company’s name over the entrance.