London, England
Historic Sites & Landmarks in London, England
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Prince Alfred Public House
London, England
1856
Public house. 1856 with later alterations including ground floor facade and interior. Brick, stuccoed.
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Church of St Alfege
London, England
1711-14 by Nicholas Hawksmoor. One of the 1st of the "Fifty New Churches" arising from the Act of 1711. Masons were Edward Strong (who had worked for Wren on St Paul's Cathedral) and Edward Tufnell. Steeple 1730 by John James, rebuilt 1813.
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Church of St Marylebone
London, England
Parish church. 1813-18 by Thomas Hardwick; the chancel remodelled by Thomas Harris, 1883-84. Portland stone; slate roof.
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Royal Academy of Music
London, England
Academy. 1910-11 by Sir Ernest George and Alfred B Yeates. Red brick with generous stone dressings, channelled stone ground floor and stone faced centrepiece; slate roofs.
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National Gallery
London, England
1832-38
The Neoclassical-style National Gallery in London was built in 1832-38 by William Wilkins to be the dominant feature of Trafalgar Square and to house the Angerstein Collection purchased by the government.
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Church of St George Bloomsbury
London, England
Designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, St George's Bloomsbury was built in 1716-31 as part of the Fifty New Churches Act.
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Banqueting House
London, England
1619-22
Designed by Inigo Jones in the Neoclassical style, the Banqueting House (1619-22) is the only surviving building of the Palace of Whitehall. Today it is a Grade I Listed Building and museum under the care of Historic Royal Palaces.
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Royal Opera House
London, England
Opera house. Rebuild of 1857-58 by E.M. Barry.
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Church of St Martin in Fields
London, England
Occupying a prominent location on the east side of Trafalgar Square, the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields (1722-26) was designed by James Gibbs in what would be a highly influential design.
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Church of St Mary Woolnoth
London, England
A Grade I listed building, St Mary Woolnoth is a unique work of English Baroque architecture by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Its association with John Newton, clergyman and slave trader, adds to its historical interest.