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Survey of London
… Cheyne House, during the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th, was a school, and is marked on … but this was either an extension or a rebuilding of the first house, which has a continuous tenancy from the Duchess …
Survey of London
… Ltitia Isabella, Countess of Radnor, who was, perhaps, its first occupant. Until the publication of Mr. Randall Davies' … at the back. Originally there were seven windows in the first and second floor front. An additional storey with … and down the sides, with curved "tabernacle" moulding. The first occupant of the house was the Earl of Sutherland, who …
Survey of London
… 4, we will now examine briefly the rest of the house. The first room on the ground floor occupies the old front room … of the original partition. The main stair stops at the first floor and the second floor is gained by the smaller … The house is in very good repair. Historical notes. The first tenant of this house was Captain, afterwards Admiral …
Survey of London
… Both these houses were built in 1717, and occupied the two first plots of the Great Garden, eastward from the Manor … history is No. 18, still called Don Saltero's after the first tenant, the enterprising and versatile James Salter. We will, however, first give the list of residents in No. 17 during the 18th …
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… these adjuncts to the drawing-room and bedrooms. On the first floor the "powder-room" with its old panelling remains … with two prettily turned balusters to each stair. The first flight (only as far as the half landing), has its …
Survey of London
… back, and "powder" rooms into one, both on the ground and first floors. These rooms retain their original panelling and … ground floor (detail) (photograph). 3181. 1 Plan, first floor (measured drawing). Reproduced here. …
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… to 3, and was in all likelihood specially designed for its first owner (William Morrison). The date 1718 upon the lead … the old arrangement of the rooms. The drawing-room on the first floor was divided at one time by a partition, but this … Floor Plan. Drawn by Walter H. Godfrey No. 4 Cheyne Walk, First Floor Plan. Drawn by Walter H. Godfrey No. 4 Cheyne …
Survey of London
… These gates are, however, somewhat of a puzzle, for at first sight their size and importance seem incongruous when … Second floor plan. Measured and drawn by Frank T. Dear The first doubt that naturally arises in the mindas to the reason … intertwined, the initials of Baron and Lady Bloomburg, the first tenants. The ironwork is greatly decayed and much of …
Survey of London
… building at the same time as its neighbours, since its first tenant appears in the rate-books in 1718. The date on … stairs, which are themselves of fine workmanship. On the first floor the two front rooms are connected by a small … proportions. There are two more of these grilles on the first-floor landing. Danvers and Babington. The second floor …