Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
House of Illustration
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Grade II
The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration will be housed in four repurposed 18th- and 19th-century industrial buildings, including two Grade II-listed structures, with half an acre of surrounding land converted into exhibition galleries, an education centre, event spaces, plus retail and catering facilities. The project’s location, the historic site of New River Head, has remained largely unchanged for nearly 400 years when it became instrumental in the creation of London’s clean water supply during the 17th century. The site includes the atmospheric remains of London’s only surviving windmill and a spectacular 19th-century engine house, and takes its name from the reservoir at the mouth of the New River cut to supply London with water – a civil engineering achievement vital to the development of the city.