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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Grosvenor_HouseGrosvenor House - Wikipedia

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   The site was originally occupied by a small house named 'Gloucester House' (after Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, who owned it), with the front entrance on Upper Grosvenor Street. This house was purchased by Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, in 1805 for £20,000. He spent £17,000 on extending the house to ...

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3. www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk › view-itemGloucester House, Piccadilly, 137 - London Picture Archive

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   Gloucester House: Exterior and surroundings. Date of execution. 18--Section. The London Archives. ... City of Westminster, London Borough of; City of Westminster ...

4. www.thedicamillo.com › house › grosvenor-houseGrosvenor House (Gloucester House) - DiCamillo

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   Grosvenor House (Gloucester House) Park Lane. London. England. Circa Date: 1732 core w/18th & 19th century alterations and additions. Pronunciation: GROVE-NUR. Status: Destroyed. Demolished 1920s and replaced by Grosvenor Hotel. House Open to Public: No.

5. www.british-history.ac.uk › old-new-london › vol3The royal palace of Westminster | British History Online

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   Sep 30, 2024 · The ancient Royal Palace of Westminster was a magnificent and extensive pile, in part covering the ground now occupied by the two large areas or courts known as Old Palace Yard and New Palace Yard, and it consisted of a great number of buildings destined to various purposes.

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6. themovemarket.com › tools › propertypricesGloucester House, Old Park Lane, London, City Of Westminster ...

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   Gloucester House, Old Park Lane is a property - it is ranked as the 2nd most expensive property* in W1K 1QX, with a valuation of £40,401,000. Since it last sold in May 2021 for £22,000,000, its value has increased by £18,401,000. The property has sold once in the last 29 years.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gloucester_House,_MayfairGloucester House, Mayfair - Wikipedia

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   Gloucester House is a historic building at 137 Piccadilly, London, on the corner of Old Park Lane. The original structure was built early in the reign of George III (reigned 1760–1820), and gained historical significance as the site where Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin briefly exhibited the Parthenon Marbles before selling them to the Crown ...

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   Where is Gloucester House?

   • Gloucester House is a building at 137 Piccadilly, London, on the corner of Old Park Lane . The first house was built early in the reign of George III (reigned 1760–1820), and was where Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin briefly exhibited the Parthenon Marbles before selling them to the Crown, who now hold them in the British Museum.

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   Who owned Gloucester House?

   • The site was originally occupied by a small house named 'Gloucester House' (after Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, who owned it), with the front entrance on Upper Grosvenor Street. This house was purchased by Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, in 1805 for £20,000.

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   When did the Duke of Gloucester occupy the House?

   • It was occupied by Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh from 1816 until his death in 1834, after which it was occupied by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge. The house was demolished in 1904 following the Duke of Cambridge's death. It was rebuilt as apartments. The first Hard Rock Cafe opened here in 1971.

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   What was the Royal Palace of Westminster?

   • The ancient Royal Palace of Westminster was a magnificent and extensive pile, in part covering the ground now occupied by the two large areas or courts known as Old Palace Yard and New Palace Yard, and it consisted of a great number of buildings destined to various purposes.

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   When did Grosvenor House get its name?

   • The house gave its name to Upper Grosvenor Street and Grosvenor Square. The house was requisitioned during the First World War, and was sold and demolished in the 1920s. The Grosvenor House Hotel was built on its site. Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (d. 1845), purchaser of Grosvenor House in 1805.

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   Why did Westminster scholars open the stairs?

   • These stairs were open for the accommodation of the Westminster Scholars for rowing. Such, at all events, was the case as lately as 1801, when, as we learn from that matter-of-fact antiquary, Mr. J. T. Smith, "the key was held by Mr. Tyrwhitt, whose servants regularly opened and closed the gates morning and night."

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9. www.victorianlondon.org › buildings › grosvenorhouseGROSVENOR HOUSE. - Victorian London

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   GROSVENOR House, Upper Grosvenor-street, the residence of the Duke of Westminster, is one of the few houses in London distinguished for ambitious architectural effects; the colonnades in Grosvenor-street and in the park frontage being in their way unique. A very fine collection of pictures is hung in the galleries.