LCC
William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898), statesman, lived here.
SW1, Carlton House Terrace, 11
2015: The histories of nos 10 and 11, now occupied by the British Academy, are covered by an excellent Londonist post. There we learn that the columns on the portico of the National Gallery came from Carlton House, which used to occupy this site, demolished by George IV to make way for the Regent Street area redesign.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gladstone
Born in Liverpool. Liberal Prime Minister four times. One of the Commissioner...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Gladstone
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
In 1903-10 the Savoy Hotel was built by Colcutt and Macmurdo. The magnificently Art Deco Savoy Theatre is in the western section. The sho...
In our photo the Williams plaque can be seen low on the left-facing wall. The King of Corsica plaque is on the same wall, to the right. ...
None of these four plaques are visible in our photo (and still this was the best position form which to take the photo!) all being hidden...
This is a small plaque, rather cheap-looking, in contrast to the substantial well-polished brass plaque on the other side of the lobby in...
Hill House (or The Hill), was occupied after his father's death by John Gurney Hoare. In 1896 his son, Sir Samuel Hoare, sold it to Georg...
