Apsley House is a museum and art gallery on the south-east corner of Hyde Park. It was originally built by Robert Adam between 1771 and 1778 for Lord Apsley. In 1807 it was bought by Richard Wellesley, 1st...
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Princess Amelia’s Temple, Gunnersbury Park
The temple at Gunnersbury Park was built for Princess Amelia, favourite daughter of George II, when she lived at Gunnersbury. The present 19th century house was once owned by the Rothschild family who sold it to...
READ MORE »The Sir John Soane’s Museum
The architect Sir John Soane’s house, museum and library at No. 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields has been a public museum since the early 19th century. Soane demolished and rebuilt three houses in succession on the north...
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By 1801, the population of the whole of Shoreditch (of which Hoxton was a part) had grown to 34,766, doubled to 68,564 by 1831 and in 1861 was 129,364. As the population grew the parish of Shoreditch was divided...
READ MORE »Civil Service Rifles’ War Memorial
The early history of the regiment was a complex one. The 21st Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps were formed in 1861. They became the 12th in 1880. The 50th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps was raised in 1875. ...
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Portland Place was developed by Robert and James Adam. When this building was being refurbished I was asked to advise on the paint colours in two of the rooms. View Larger...
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The Spa Green Estate is a public housing estate in London, designed by Berthold Lubetkin. It was listed Grade II* in 1998 and is widely viewed as being the finest example of public housing of its type. I was...
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The William Booth Memorial Training College, in Camberwell was built as a memorial to William Booth, the Founder of The Salvation Army. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, the College was completed in 1932 and...
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This was an early lesson on why one shouldn’t believe what one sees. When I saw the interior of this 18th century house in London's Cavendish Square I thought that most of the interiors were original. However,...
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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II and is best known as the location of the prime meridian. I advised on the colour of the time ball (the red-painted ball on the roof -...
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