Paddington Town Hall
The town hall for Paddington, designed by James Lockyer originally as the Vestry Hall, was on Paddington Green. Enlarged in 1900 and 1920. Closed and demolished in 1965 to make way for the Westway ...
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St James's Piccadilly rectory
This image is a screen grab from the British Pathe news film showing the aftermath of the bombing. Part of the building which was the rectory is still standing, towards the left.
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Founders' Hall - Hill House School
What is now Founders' Hall was built, probably in 1843, as an assembly room attached to a pub, what is now (2024) the Chelsea Potter. By 1865 it had become a Weslayan Chapel and by 1907 the religio...
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Our Lady & St George Walthamstow
From Our Lady & St George Walthamstow  "... the mission chapel of St George .. small building, made of Kentish ragstone was opened in 1849 by Dr. (later Cardinal) Nicholas Wiseman, who was then...
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6 St James's Square
A full history of the house is given here, together with plans of the 1820 rebuild showing that it was very grand - we counted 5 internal staircases. At the source, British History Online, this im...
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Lamas, Chislehurst
Sir John Lubbock lived here, 1861- 5. From the style of the house, he may have been its first occupant. It housed St Hugh's Preparatory School for a time. For WW1 the School moved to Malvern and ...
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Brittens Cottages
These buildings have been very thoroughly researched at Epping Forest, whence comes this photo of them before their 1892 restoration. Possibly originally constructed as a barn, although the double...
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Ely Palace
The home of the Bishops of Ely, 1290 - 1772, when it was sold to the crown. The term Palace was used for the London home of a bishop e.g. Lambeth Palace (Archbishop of Canterbury), Fulham Palace (B...
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Cambridge Barracks
First built in 1808, the barracks housed the Royal Marines. Rebuilt 1842-8. With the closing of Woolwich Dockyard the Woolwich Division of the Royal Marines was disbanded in 1869. The Royal Marine ...
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