Building    From 1910  To 1910

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

Continued the development of Bloomsbury including the building of the Covent Garden Market in the Piazza. He received a royal grant permitting the market.

Person, Property

Queen Anne's Bounty

Following the Reformation the taxes on church livings, which used to be paid to the Pope, went to the Crown. In 1704, during Queen Anne's reign, a scheme was implemented that used some of these fun...

Concept, Philanthropy, Property, Religion

Seymour Housing Co-operative

Group, Property, Social Welfare

Sir Charles James Freake

Architect, builder and patron of the arts.

Person, Architecture, Benefactor, Property

Merton Place

Country house, built about 1750 for Henry Pratt. Lord Nelson arrived here in 1801 after his separation from his wife Fanny.  In his time the grounds were extensive, a quarter square mile.  He used ...

Building, Property