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
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]

gollark: I have no nearby lakes and that seems unhelpful.
gollark: I think so. I'll recheck.
gollark: `#define EUCLEAN 117 /* Structure needs cleaning */` ?!??!?!?!?!
gollark: Yep!
gollark: I mean, that is just a highly apioformic eror.

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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