Subject

King George IV

Person  

Categories: Royalty, Seriously Famous

Regent: 1811 - 1820. Reigned: 1820 - 1830.
After secretly marrying Mrs Fitzherbert, he then officially married Princess Caroline of Brunswick. Built the Royal Pavilion at Brighton.

A statue of him once stood at the junction of Pentonville Road, Euston Road, Gray's Inn Road and Caledonian Road. King's Cross station took its name from this statue.  Discovering London queries the apostrophe in the station name.

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Garden of rest

Holly Road Garden of rest This garden was first laid out for public use in 19...

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George IV

One third of the sculptor's fees, totalling £9,000, were paid by the king, wh...

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Montague House

A bath beneath the paving and this wall are all that remain of Montague House...

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Portman Square Garden

This rather dull plaque is in the garden close to the Hamilton fountain.

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St Martin's School - George IV gift

The large lettering runs along the top of the south face of the building.

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