52 Tavistock Square

52 Tavistock Square

Lived in by Leonard and Virginia Woolf 1924-39. Our picture source also has some photos of the interior, and explains that, even though they have moved out, the destruction of this house affected V...

Building, Property

2 memorials
Taylor Wimpey

Taylor Wimpey

House-building company, formerly known as Taylor Woodrow PLC. It was created from the merger of Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey.

Group, Property

1 memorial
Sir Henry Tempest

Sir Henry Tempest

4th and last baronet. In 1798 he built a country villa in Highgate which later was known as "The Holly Lodge" on Highgate West Hill, and became the property of Baroness Burdett-Coutts.

Person, Property

1 memorial
Thanet House / Shaftesbury House

Thanet House / Shaftesbury House

Nos. 35-38 Aldersgate Street, built by Inigo Jones. From British History Online: “formerly the London residence of the Tuftons, Earls of Thanet. From them it passed into the family of that clever a...

Building, Property

1 memorial
The Cedars

The Cedars

Former house owned by Lord Castleton. The home of Mary Fletcher from 1763 - 1768.

Building, Property

1 memorial
The Retreat, Peak Hill, Sydenham

The Retreat, Peak Hill, Sydenham

George Baxter's wife was living here in 1865 when he joined her and stayed until his death here in 1867.  By 1894 it had been renamed Leahurst.

Building, Property

1 memorial
The Salt Box

The Salt Box

From British History On-line: "A cottage called the Salt Box was built on demesne land on the edge of the heath north of Branch Hill Lodge between 1789 and 1808 and was replaced by a house called t...

Building, Property

1 memorial
William Thomas

William Thomas

From St Lawrence Fountain: "Relatively little is known of the contractor for the fountain, William Thomas, other than he was based at Clipstone Street, Westminster. He was previously based from Pri...

Person, Property

1 memorial
Tottenhall Manor

Tottenhall Manor

Dates back to at least the 15th century. Purchased by Charles Fitzroy (later Lord Southampton) and in 1761 he commissioned a survey of the land contained. It seems to have encompassed a large area...

Place, Property

1 memorial
Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust

Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust

Housing action trusts were non-departmental public bodies, set up to redevelop some of the poorest council housing estates in England's inner-city suburbs.

Group, Property, Social Welfare

1 memorial
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