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Nicholas Lidstone

Nicholas Lidstone was born on 2 December 1849 in Dodbrooke, Devon, the third of the eleven children of Henry Grant Lidstone (1821-1892) and Mary Honor Lidstone née Sinkins (1824-1902). His birth wa...

Person, Property

Limehouse Basin

The basin was built, as "Regent’s Canal Dock", by the Regent's Canal Company so that goods could be taken from sea-going vessels in the Thames and transferred to canal boats for distribution along ...

Place, Property

The Limes

In the mid-eighteenth century, The Limes was one of the largest houses in Lewisham High Street. and was frequently visited by John Wesley, when it was occupied by the Sparrow family, and later Wesl...

Building, Property

Lindsey House

A grade II listed villa, thought to be the oldest building in Kensington and Chelsea. Built in 1674 by Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey on the site of Thomas More's garden. Extensively remodelle...

Building, Property

Lion rampant 'H' boundary markers

These markers are similar in function to Elger's boundary marker, but with no names or dates to assist. The local manor house, Highbury House, used to be on the site of Eton House, Leigh Road, to ...

Place, Property

Littlehampton Welding Ltd.

Specialists in architectural and structural metalwork.

Group, Engineering, Property

Lloyd's of London 1928 building

Lloyd's first purpose-built premises, at 12 Leadenhall Street. Needing more space Lloyds commissioned the 1958 building, where the Willis building now stands. The 1928 building was demolished to ma...

Building, Property

Lloyd's of London 1958 building

Occupied the Lime Street, Billiter Street and Fenchurch Avenue block. The second building purpose-built for Lloyds. Designed by Terence E. Heysham in a mannered post-war Classicism style. Attempts ...

Building, Commerce, Property

London Bridge City

We'd never heard of this but apparently it is a "prestigious estate" of over 93,000 sq m of office, retail, leisure and residential accommodation, including No 1 London Bridge, Hay’s Galleria Londo...

Group, Property

London Development Agency

Group, Property