Architect. Son of the architect George Dance the Elder, one of the 4 original members of the Royal Academy, he designed Newgate Prison and St Luke's Hospital. John Soane was his pupil.
We have seen Dance credited with the obelisk at St George's Circus, instead of Mylne.
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George Dance the younger
The design of the obelisk is based on the 1771 one in St George's Circus, The...
Greater London Council George Dance the younger, 1741 - 1825, architect live...
This east wing of the south front of the Guildhall was restored in 1910 accor...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
George Dance the younger
The language on the panels becomes increasingly convoluted and some of the ab...
Architect-designer. Born Edward William Godwin in Bristol and moved to London about 1862. Widowed in 1865 he had an affair 1868-74 with Ellen Terry, married to, but separated from, G. F. Watts at t...
Architect, builder and patron of the arts.
Architect. He worked initially with Raymond Unwin, designing several buildings in Letchworth and Welwyn Garden Cities. He later joined the firm of Adams and Holden, before going into partnership wi...
Architect particularly associated with Dulwich. Born 39 Ely Place, Holborn, eldest son of architect Sir Charles Barry. His other London work includes the forecourt of Burlington House and the Great...
Andrew Behan has very kindly done some solid work on Walker in the census returns and at ancestry.co.uk. From this we can say: Walker was born 1822 in Clerkenwell probably in Sutton Street (now No...
Architect and collector. Born in Goring-on-Thames, son of a bricklayer. Architect of the Bank of England, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, St. John’s, Bethnal Green and his own tomb. He also rebuilt mu...
Sculptor. Born Grosvenor Square. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. His son, with the same name was also a successful sculptor. Died at home at 14 South Audley Street.
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a la...
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...
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