Building    From 1735  To 1924

Devonshire House

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Built for the third Duke of Devonshire in about 1740 and used as the London residence for his family until its demolition in 1924. The garden to the north stretched as far as Lansdowne House. The gates and gate piers were reclaimed and positioned at a (never used) entrance to Green Park, opposite Half Moon Street. Also, it is said that the Green Park tube station ticket office is the old wine cellar. 

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Devonshire House

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Devonshire Coat-of-Arms

{On a nearby modern plaque:} The Devonshire Coat-of-Arms Removed from the por...

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R. J. Rowley Ltd

R. J. Rowley Ltd

Building firm active in 1933.

Group, Property

1 memorial
1 Devonshire Terrace

1 Devonshire Terrace

Charles Dickens lived here with his family, 1839-51. They had moved here from 48 Doughty Street. The ninth child Dora, was born here and died here in 1851 aged just 8 months. Her mother Catherine w...

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
Mill Hill Estate

Mill Hill Estate

Mill Hill Park Acton provides a good history: Richard White's widow sold the estate in 1859 and the fields north of the big house were developed (Mill Hill Road) while the house and grounds were oc...

Place, Property

1 memorial
E. J. Minter

E. J. Minter

Contractor who constructed the Heals building, 1914 - 17.

Person, Property

1 memorial

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Dulwich Picture Gallery

Dulwich Picture Gallery

The oldest public art gallery in England, designed by Sir John Soane. Its acquisitions over the years have resulted in it becoming one of the country's finest collections of old masters, especially...

Place, Art

1 memorial
The Cast Iron Co Ltd

The Cast Iron Co Ltd

Makers of street furniture, lighting and architectural metalwork.

Group, Craft / Design

2 memorials
William Tyndale

William Tyndale

First translator of the New Testament into English from Greek, burned as a martyr at Vilvorde in Belgium. The last words of William Tyndale were "Lord! Open the King of England's eyes". Within a y...

Person, Religion, Belgium

1 memorial