Royal Crescent was laid out by Robert Cantwell in 1846. Its form represents a modest variation of the earlier crescent plans of Bath and Regents Park. Its layout occupies the western part of the Norland Estate complementing Norland Square in the eastern part.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
W11, Royal Crescent
Blue Cantwell to left of gate, round Dun to right.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Royal Crescent - Cantwell
Laid out the Norland Estate and designed the Royal Crescent there. Died at h...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Royal Crescent - Cantwell
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Royal Crescent - Cantwell
The plaques are around the station forecourt, either on frames or laid into the pavement. The gold lettering on the marble effect on the ...
A.M.D.G. stands for Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (For the greater glory of God). It is the motto of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
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Telegraph Cottage no longer stands but the name tells some of its history, in the days when semaphore was the best method of telegraphing...
A report in the London North Middlesex Standard And Tottenham And Wood Green Echo of 13 September 1901 describes the unveiling as being "...
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