Over the years I have been employed on various projects in Fournier Street, Spitalfields. The old Market Café at No 5 is an example of a building that now displays paint colours of the 18th century. A number of...
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58 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields
Nos. 56 and 58 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields were known until 1895 as Nos. 3 and 4 Raven Row. They may have been built by Samuel Jaggard in ca.1716-1720 as a pair to replace earlier seventeenth century buildings,...
READ MORE »Banqueting House: Wardour Old Castle
Old Wardour Castle was partially destroyed during the Civil War, in 1644. Until the New Castle was built in the 1770s, the Arundells moved into Wardour Old House, which is situated to the south of the ruin. The...
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Nos. 56 and 58 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields were known until 1895 as Nos. 3 and 4 Raven Row. They may have been built by Samuel Jaggard in ca.1716-1720 as a pair to replace earlier seventeenth century buildings,...
READ MORE »6 Fitzroy Square, Headquarters of the Georgian Group
6 Fitzroy Square is the headquarters of The Georgian Group. The square was designed by Robert Adam and completed by his brothers James and William. I have been a Trustee of the Group for many years and has...
READ MORE »Brooks’ Club
Brooks's Club is one of London's most exclusive gentleman's clubs that was founded in 1764 by 27 men, including four dukes. From its inception, it was the meeting place for Whigs of the highest social order. Its...
READ MORE »Fawley Court
Fawley Court stands on the bank of the River Thames just north of Henley-upon-Thames. There is evidence the site has been occupied since Domesday, although building in the current location is most likely to have...
READ MORE »Brizlee Tower, Alnwick
An ornamental tower, dated 1781, and thought to have been designed by Robert Adam for the first Duke of Northumberland, although it is also attributed to the duke himself. It is in an elaborate Gothick style and was...
READ MORE »David Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare
The renowned actor-manager, David Garrick, built the Temple to celebrate the genius of William Shakespeare, commissioning the sculptor Roubiliac to provide a life-size statue of his hero to be placed inside. The...
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