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Norfolk House was the London residence of the Howard family headed by the Dukes of Norfolk, and as such more than one building has been given this name.
Norfolk Housing Association (NHA) is a non-profit founded in 1980 by residents of Hillhurst-Sunnyside community. We built our inaugural building, Norfolk House, at that time - but it wouldn't be until years later that the organization itself would take the same name.
Jun 10, 2018 · Norfolk House was a magnificent Georgian town house on St James's Square, the seat of eight Dukes of Norfolk and a centre of social and Catholic life. It was demolished in 1939 and replaced by offices, but Country Life re-creates its splendours with historical photographs and a reconstruction drawing.
REW.ca provides information about Norfolk House at 1675 10th Avenue West, Vancouver, BC. Check out amenities, strata restrictions, and MLS® listings of Norfolk House.
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The house built on this site by the Earl of St.Albans for his own occupation was the firsterected in the square, within two years of theCrown's grant of the freehold in 1665 and duringthe period of the Earl's early plans for a squareoccupied by mansions even greater than thosewhich were ultimately built. The history of thehouse does not, however, s...
This house (B on fig. 36) was the southernmostof three which were built for the first LordBelasyse, a younger son of Thomas Belasyse, LordFauconberg. They were built on a site with afrontage of 133 feet to the square south of CharlesStreet. The sites of the two more northerlyBelasyse houses survive as those of Nos. 32 and33. The overall site was gr...
The great house built for the ninth Duke ofNorfolk between 1748 and 1752 was the work ofMatthew Brettingham the elder, who also builtNo. 5. His account book survives and gives arather summary statement of the work on thehouse. (fn. 42)The total cost, including the purchaseof materials, but excluding the fine furnishingsand perhaps also some of the ...
The house erected between 1748 and 1752was the largest and finest of the three, or possiblyfour, noblemen's town houses that were designedby Matthew Brettingham, senior, and built infairly close proximity within St. James's parish. Itis not surprising to find that most of the Palladiandetail of Norfolk House was derived from Hoikham Hall, since Bre...
On the east side of the garden court, facingBrettingham's building, was the long and narrowrange doubtless built by Lord Portland soon after1710 (Plate 163, fig. 39). Its west front, probablyrebuilt when the new house was erected, was asimple composition in brick sparingly dressed withstone. There were three tiers of nine windows,the doorway in the...
Norfolk House was a grand mansion in St. James's Square, London, built by the Dukes of Norfolk from the 17th to the 20th century. Learn about its origins, owners, alterations, and demolition, as well as its architectural features and garden block.
Norfolk House was built in 1722 for the Duke of Norfolk and later became a royal residence for Frederick, Prince of Wales and his wife Augusta. King George III was born in the house, which is located at 31 St James's Square.
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Norfolk House (31 St. James's Square) St. James's, Westminster. London. Circa Date: 1748-56 w/18th & 19th century alterations and additions. Status: Destroyed. Demolished 1938 and replaced by an office block. House Open to Public: No. Country House: No (Townhouse)
