From : "A cottage called the Salt Box was built on demesne land on the edge of the heath north of Branch Hill Lodge between 1789 and 1808 and was replaced by a house called the Grange probably by 1834."
Our picture is a detail from Constable's painting 'Hampstead Heath, with the House Called ‘The Salt Box’ c.1819–20.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Salt Box
The plaque has mis-named the painting; it's actually 'Hampstead Heath, with t...
Following the Reformation the taxes on church livings, which used to be paid to the Pope, went to the Crown. In 1704, during Queen Anne's reign, a scheme was implemented that used some of these fun...
Born Elizabeth Clinton, sister to Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl Lincoln. Second wife (1597) of Sir Arthur Gorges with whom she had twelve children. From her brother she inherited Beaufort House. Source:...
Surveyor of St Dunstans Stepney, 1844. Nominative determinism rules - see Isambard Brunel for more examples.
J.& J. Dean built one of the houses in the 1911 Romford Garden Suburb exhibition. Companies House has J. & J. Dean (Contracts) Ltd Incorporated on 31 December 1955 and still registered in ...
Home to George Meredith, 1864-7. In response to our search Google presented this image but does not provide full access to the apparent source, "Selected Letters of George Meredith", so we cannot ...
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