A residence of the British royal family since the 17th century. Built as Nottingham House by the Earl of Nottingham. It passed from his heir (who was secretary of state to King William III), to the monarch, who was asthmatic and wanted a residence away from the smoky air of London (Kensington was a suburban village at this time). British monarchs lived there until the death of King George II.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Kensington Palace
WIIIR Rotten Row - the king's old road, completed 1690. This ride originally ...
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Royal Avenue was laid out by Sir Chr...
Belcher was born at 3 Montague Terrace (now 8 Brockham Street, SE1). His father, also John, was an architect and Jnr. was made a partner in 1845. The firm was known as J. & J. Belcher. Snr. ret...
Architect of the 1901 Shoreditch Town Hall Extension and of Campden Hill Mansions. Architect and surveyor of Bedford Gardens, Kensington in 1900 when he was working on houses in Addison Road. Will...
Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, 2nd Baronet, was an architect and designer who specialised in ecclesiastical buildings and war memorials. We wonder if he is the Nicolson in the architectural firm,...
Architect. Born London. Cousin to Benjamin Disraeli. Designed some lovely squares in London: Belgrave Square, Alexander Square, Thurloe Square, Pelham Crescent and Place, Walton Place, and a numbe...
Architect. Photo shows another work of Gunton's in London, "The exterior of Jacob's biscuit factory on Dockhead, Bermondsey. The building still exists, renamed The Italian Building, and with a furt...
