Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London: John Gay's Trivia (1716)

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Royal Bathers Club - club with Turkish bath of which Major-General Clive Wynne-Candy is a member in " The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943) by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

The London College of Music were based at No.47 Great Marlborough Street from 1896 to 1990. [4] Although it is one of the few 18th century buildings to survive, significant alterations have taken place, including being extended to cover four storeys. [3] Since the college relocated, the building has been occupied by the London College of Beauty Therapy, the largest publicly funded college of its kind. [9] [10] In Artillery Lane, one of London oldest shop fronts, occupied from 1720 by Nicholas Jourdain, Huguenot Silk Mercer and Director of the French Hospital. In the early 20th century, a number of prominent automobile companies had showrooms on Great Marlborough Street. De Dion-Bouton, the largest automobile manufacturer in the world at the time, [13] opened a London showroom at No.10 in 1919. [14] Charles Jarrott & Letts, Ltd (concessionaires for de Dietrich; Oldsmobile and Napier cars) was based at No.45. [15] Piccadilly (1901–1961); 9 Fitzmaurice Place (inside the Lansdowne Club, 1961–1968); 94 Pall Mall (inside the Junior Carlton Club, 1968–1970); 116 Pall Mall (inside the United Service Club, 1970–1977)My Huguenot connection is Judith Raby / Charles Cecil. So Jan Baker, Denise Golding, Jane Hughes, Michael Cecil and Marie Welch we have common ancestors. My 2 x Great Grandmother was Caroline Elizabeth Cecil. Caroline travelled to Australia as an assisted immigrant and single woman at 21 years of age. Charles and Judith were her great grandparents. He became immensely sought after by the aristocracy, and it is estimated that he was responsible for some 170 gardens surrounding the finest country houses and estates in Britain. So numerous are his designs, and so widespread was his influence, that it is almost harder to find a prominent country house that did not have a garden designed by Capability Brown. Index compiled by Beric Lloyd is available at The National Archives at Kew. Boyd's Marriage Index is an index of all English marriages from various sources for the period 1538 to 1837. A fuller description of the origin and context of the records is filed with the paper catalogues in the reading rooms at The National Archives. born in Kirkharle, Northumberland in 1715. Young Lancelot was educated at Cambo School, before serving as a gardener's boy in the service of Sir William Loraine. From there he moved on to Wotton, owned by Sir Richard Grenville.

Downing Street is one of the most well known streets in London, but very few visitors get to see anything of it. It’s a small side street off Whitehall, yet it’s the focal point of British politics, number 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the Prime Minister of the UK. Marlboro cigarettes – name origin of the brand". highnames.com. 1 November 2013 . Retrieved 24 November 2015. There are also a host of places to eat with sushi, Italian, fish and chips and Herman Ze German all vying for your custom. Special mention goes to our nomination for the best-smelling shop on the planet. It’s the Algerian Coffee Stores, next door to the Admiral Duncan at number 52. I have just inherited my mother’s extensive work on our family tree and am particularly interested in our Huguenot ancestors as I live on the island of Jersey, Channel Islands, where many Huguenot names still proliferate. The interior of the church is surprisingly spacious, despite its relatively small size. The layout is typical Hawksmoor, forming a "cube within a cube" [7] – a square enclosed by three rows of four columns which is itself enclosed by a wider square. It is dominated by a baroque baldaquin, modelled on that of Bernini in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

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Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park 15. Portobello Road Alice’s Antiques doubled as Gruber’s Antiques in Paddington 2` Much of the surrounding area was wiped away by the Crossrail development but Denmark Street is still, just about, hanging in there. Long may it do so.