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.
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Sir Henry Tempest
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Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial
This elaborate piece of high Victoriana was designed by George Highton of Bri...
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York Watergate
See Norwich Place/York House for more about the history of this site. In 1874 the construction of Embankment Gardens left this watergate high and dry. In 1893, the watergate having fallen into de...
Gary King
2015, we were contacted by one of his friends who confirmed that he was a property developer who died shortly after completing the Clink project. 2020: We wondered whether Martin Gary King, a comp...
35, Dorset Square, Notcutt House
Researching this address unexpectedly turned up two terrific items. Firstly, the 1932 Wakefield High School Magazine. In the list of members (old girls, presumably) we find: "Hemingway, Maisie, N...
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King Henry III
Ascended throne in 1216, aged 9. Son of King John. Resurrected the Magna Carta. Married Eleanor of Provence who became consort queen. Began the building of the current Westminster Abbey in 1245 ...
Farmer & Brindley
Firm of sculptors. Founded by William Farmer (1825-1879) and William Brindley. Worked on many buildings including the Natural History Museum, the Albert Memorial and Holborn Viaduct. In 1929 the fi...
Henry Willis
NW1, Rochester Terrace, 9
Greater London Council 'Father' Henry Willis, 1821 - 1901, organ builder, lived here.