The Grange
It consisted of two eighteenth century red-brick houses. Famous occupants were, Samuel Richardson, the writer and printer, from 1738 to 1754, and Sir Edward Burne-Jones from 1867 until his death in...
40 Great Ormond Street
An early 18th century house, demolished in 1965 with its doorcase being rescued and reused in Great James's Street.
Greenwich Palace / Palace of Placentia
The palace was built, as Bella Court, by Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, regent to the child king Henry VI. When the king married Margaret of Anjou Humphrey fell out of favour and died in prison in 1...
Gregar and Son
Building contractors. William Gregar & Son, a West Ham firm based at 1 Grove Crescent. William died 1899. His son, William B. Gregar, born 1858 carried on the business. Information from Sludge G.
8 Grenville Street
The Marchmont Association thoroughly research their plaques and they found some interesting information about Barrie’s home: “Barrie (1937) writes (in the third person) about his first residences ...
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Born, son of Sir Robert, at Millbank House (alias: Peterborough House, Grosvenor House). Shown on this 1690 map to be approximately on the Thorney Street site now occupied by the Hilton Double Tree...
Guardian Angels Church & School
The church on the Mile End Road was opened in 1903, the school, shown in this picture, behind the church, in 1896. Both funded by the Howard Family of Norfolk.
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