A £1.8m grant from the National Lottery and match funding from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has funded the full restoration of a historic Grade II listed building.

Percy House on Tottenham High Road is now the 'engine room' for Tottenham Hotspur Foundation’s community development, health, employment, education, training and sports initiatives.

The House was a residence of the Percy family during the 18th and 19th Centuries with the Football Club’s name inspired by famed medieval nobleman Henry ‘Harry Hotspur’ Percy

The restoration of Percy House forms part of the major sport-led regeneration of North Tottenham.

The Club has today officially opened Percy House, the new home of the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, following the full restoration of the historic Grade II* listed building on Tottenham High Road.

Daniel Levy, Chairman, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, said: “More than a decade ago, we created the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation with a vision of truly making a difference for people living within our local community.

“It is fitting, therefore, that our Foundation now has a home at the heart of the community that it serves following the full restoration and renovation of one of Tottenham High Road’s iconic historic buildings – one with close historic links to the Club itself.”

Once complete, the foundation believes the stadium development scheme will create 3,500 new jobs and pump £293 million into the local economy each year – almost double the impact of our previous stadium.

George Percy, Earl Percy said: “It’s a huge honour for me to share my name and part of my family history with this building, and in some small measure be associated with Tottenham Hotspur Foundation and the fantastic work they do.”

Joseph Ejiofor, Leader of Haringey Council, said: “The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation offers a brilliant boost in the community and we are pleased to be able to support their work making a difference in Haringey. This relationship will continue as we work together to ensure residents are at the centre of everything we do here in Tottenham. Percy House is a beautiful building and has been fantastically restored – it is a great setting for the good work that will be done in the community.”