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Soho Housing Association

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Soho Housing Association

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Pargiter Court - history

We believe the parish referenced here is the one associated with St James's c...

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Soho Housing Association

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Archer Street Chambers

Archer Street Chambers was built in 1882/3 as dwellings for artisans. It was ...

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Clarion House

Clarion House stands on an historic site in St Anne's Court which passed from...

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Royalty Mansions

Royalty Mansions was built in 1908 as flats with workrooms for tailors. It w...

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St James's Residences

St James's Residences stand in an area first known as Knaves Acre. The origi...

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Other Subjects

Wallingford House

Wallingford House

In 1560 Sir Francis Knollys leased the land where the Old Admiralty Building now stands to build a house which later became known as Wallingford House. In 1622 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, ...

Building, Property

1 memorial
The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate

Some of these plaques have an 'R' representing Regent Street which was (2024 defunct) a Crown Estate website promoting Regent Street as a shopping destination.  Wikipedia had (2025: the map is no ...

Group, Gardens / Agriculture, Property

3 memorials
Bow Road Railway Station

Bow Road Railway Station

The authoritative-looking picture source website gives the date of opening as 4 April 1892 (contradicting the plaque) and the closing date as 1949 for passengers and 1962 finally.

Building, Property, Transport

1 memorial
Mary Anne Clarke's house

Mary Anne Clarke's house

We think Clarke lived in 1803 in the house that can be seen to the left (west) of this church. See the plaque page for why we think this.  And that the Duke of York frequently visited her here. 

Building, Property

1 memorial
Myddelton House

Myddelton House

This site was previously occupied by an Elizabethan red-brick building known as Bowling Green House. In 1613 Hugh Myddelton, constructed the New River, the course of which bisected the land around ...

Building, Property

1 memorial

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Miller & Penrose

Miller & Penrose

NW3, Downshire Hill, 21

Unveiled by Sir David Hare (planning a film about Lee Miller) and Antony Penrose (the couple's son). Hare had been commissioned to write ...

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Christine Murrell

Christine Murrell

Doctor and psychologist. Born 1 Jeffrey's Road, Clapham Road. Set up a private practice in Bayswater with her lifelong partner and friend Dr Elizabeth Honor Bone. First woman to be elected to the C...

Person, Gender Issues, Medicine

1 memorial
Granville Road V1 bomb

Granville Road V1 bomb

A V1 bomb fell on Granville Road early on a Sunday morning. 15 people were killed and 25 seriously injured. Twelve houses were destroyed and 100 others damaged.  Holy Trinity church was badly damag...

Event, Tragedy

1 memorial
Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson

Playwright and poet. Born in Westminster, possibly, and a committed Londoner, though also of proud Scottish descent. Imprisoned three times, once for his first play which was deemed to be "lewd, se...

Person, Theatre, Scotland

4 memorials
Dorothy Nevill

Dorothy Nevill

W1, Charles Street, 45

City of Westminster Lady Dorothy Nevill, 1826 - 1913, horticulturist, collector, writer and hostess, lived here, 1873 - 1913.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator