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
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that ma...
Benjamin Britten O.M.,1913-1976, composer, lived here 1931-1933. English Heritage
We note that the plaque, twice refers to 'Angel', not 'the Angel', and realise that we are not sure which usage is correct.
Initially (ha-ha) we were puzzled by the letters at the bottom of this plaque and we are grateful to Jan Eskildsen who, via Facebook, has...
Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson, 1840-1922, founded the Doves Bindery and Doves Press in this house and later lived and died here. Greater ...
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