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Portman Estate

Categories: Property

Wikipedia has a very useful map showing "Estate (freehold) ownership of land in Central London as of 2023". The Portman Estate is shown in yellow.

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Portman Estate

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First curry house

Site of Hindoostane Coffee House 1810 London's first Indian restaurant. Owne...

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Seacole - George Street

City of Westminster Mary Seacole, 1805 - 1881, Jamaican nurse, heroine of the...

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Special Operations Executive (SOE)

See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this plaque (in French).

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Other Subjects

Belair House

Belair House

Country villa. Originally called College Place. In 1947 Southwark Council purchased the lease but as the main building was in such a poor state it had to be rebuilt from ground level, retaining onl...

Building, Property

1 memorial
J. Wright & Son

J. Wright & Son

J. Wright & Son, Hiccinson & Co. Building contractors based in Hendon in 1926.

Group, Property

1 memorial
Southern Housing Group

Southern Housing Group

Initially the Samuel Lewis Housing Trust, set up after the death of the founder in 1901. Their first housing development was in Liverpool Road, Islington. From their website: "As one of southern E...

Group, Property, Social Welfare

3 memorials
Newcastle House

Newcastle House

From the Picture Source website: In 1790, James Farrer bought the southern half of the fine building which we now occupy at 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields. This was originally the home of Lord Powys, whi...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Royalty Mansions

Royalty Mansions

Built in 1908 as flats with workrooms for tailors. It was purchased for improvement by the Soho Housing Association in 1978 and after extensive renovation work was opened in 1980. Architects: 190...

Building, Property

1 memorial