These two houses were the Portuguese Embassy, 1724 - 1747. The Marquess of Pombal, Portuguese Statesman Ambassador, 1739 - 1744, lived here.
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W1, Golden Square, 23-4
Behind these houses is a church which was first built as a Catholic chapel to serve this Embassy.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Portuguese Embassy
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oei...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Portuguese Embassy
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