English Heritage
Nancy Astor, 1879 - 1964, first woman to sit in Parliament, lived here.
SW1, St James's Square, 4
The modern information board at the entrance to the gardens gives the following: "No. 4 (built 1728): Home of the Astor family for thirty years. Still retained as a private residence preserving the only remaining mews annexe at the rear."
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Nancy Astor
Born as Nancy Witcher Langhorne in Danville, Virginia, USA. Married Waldorf A...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Nancy Astor
The red colour of this plaque is, we're sure, chosen on purely aesthetic grounds.
English Heritage Mervyn Peake, 1911-1968, author and artist lived here, 1960-1968.
Sir Ambrose Fleming, 1849 - 1945, scientist and electrical engineer, lived here. Greater London Council
The plaque is actually around the corner in Rossmore Road, on a house with a front door numbered 1a. We think the house has been "turned...
The stone was erected on the base of one of Baird's television masts. Our picture is taken from the History of Kingsbury Manor website wh...
The mural featured a portrait of Wells and pictorial references to some of his works, particularly 'The War of the Worlds'. Over the year...
The size of this "wandering hour" clock, a 2 metre diameter, makes it unique. The arms of the Clockmakers company are at the centre of th...
Our image (1835 by George Sidney Shepherd) comes from View from the Mirror where you can find an introduction to the history of the King'...
For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...
