Place    From 1847 

St James's Gardens, W11

Categories: Architecture, Property

RBKC and British History Online have a lot of information about the creation of this square, with plans and drawings.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St James's Gardens, W11

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St James's Gardens - construction

Gosh, there was a time when this area suffered from a 'shortage of funds'!

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St James's Gardens - foundation stone

St James's Square The first stone of this square was laid 1st Novr. 1847.

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Other Subjects

Essex Street, House & grounds

Essex Street, House & grounds

The site now covered by Essex Street and Devereux Court was once Essex House and grounds, named after Robert, Earl of Essex, Queen Elizabeth's favourite, who also led a rebellion against her which ...

Place, Architecture, Property

1 memorial
Gerald Horsley

Gerald Horsley

Architect. Son of John Callcott Horsley. His best known buildings are in a Baroque style. He designed St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, and a few stations for the North Western Railway such a...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
William Reddall

William Reddall

Architect of 10, South Street, Finsbury. Was an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1874. Cheshire Street is just around the corner from Church House. From Hackney "Nos. 2 ...

Group, Architecture

1 memorial
The Polygon

The Polygon

Polygon Road was the site of The Polygon - a fifteen sided building of 32 houses situated around a garden. William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft lived at No 29 for a time and their daughter, later...

Place, Architecture

1 memorial
Robert Mylne

Robert Mylne

Architect. Born Edinburgh. Returned from a Grand Tour to London in 1759. Won the competition to build Blackfriars Bridge, including the approach roads from the north and the south, each with a squa...

Person, Architecture, Engineering, Scotland

1 memorial

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Jacob Cardwell Young III

Jacob Cardwell Young III

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Girdlers' Hall

Girdlers' Hall

EC2, Basinghall Avenue

The current building, 1961, was designed by C Ripley.

3 subjects commemorated, 7 creators
Giltspur Street compter

Giltspur Street compter

A prison for debtors. The picture is by George Shepherd, brother of Thomas.

Building, Law

1 memorial
Rabbi Leo Baeck

Rabbi Leo Baeck

Rabbi and theologian. Born in Leszno, in the German province of Posen, (now in Poland). He served as leader of Liberal Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later represented all G...

Person, Religion, Germany

1 memorial
Bishop Brown

Bishop Brown

SE11, Harleyford Road, Bishop Brown Memorial Building, St Anne's Catholic Settlement

William F. Brown, Bishop of Pellla, born 1862, died 1951.

1 subject commemorated