Gloucester Gate

Gloucester Gate is a residential facility in Regent's Park, London. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]

Gloucester Gate
Gloucester Gate
LocationRegent's Park
Coordinates51.5346°N 0.1473°W / 51.5346; -0.1473
Built1827
ArchitectJohn Nash
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated14 May 1974
Reference no.1078322
Gloucester Gate is located in City of Westminster
Gloucester Gate
Shown in Westminster

History

The building was designed by John Nash and built by Richard Mott, being completed in 1827.[1] The building, which features a range of fluted pilasters of the Ionic order on pedestal bases, was originally built as eleven terraced houses.[2] No. 6 was the home of the pharmaceutical entrepreneur, Sir Henry Wellcome,[3] while No. 15 was the home of the author, W. W. Jacobs.[4]

References

  1. Historic England. "2–11 Gloucester Gate (1078322)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. Lovell, Percy; Marcham, William McB. (1938). "'Gloucester Gate', in Survey of London: Volume 19, the Parish of St Pancras Part 2: Old St Pancras and Kentish Town". London: British History Online. pp. 98–99. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. "Wellcome, Sir Henry (1853–1936)". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. "Jacobs, William (1863–1943)". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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