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The west side of Spencer House, which overlooks Green Park View of the house, circa 1800. Spencer House is a historic town house at 27 St James's Place in the St James's area of Westminster, Greater London, England. The house is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England. [1]
Seal of Henry Le Despenser. The House was founded in the 15th century by Henry Spencer (died c. 1478), from whom all members descend. In the 16th century, the claim arose that the Spencers were a cadet branch of the older House Le Despencer, though this theory has since been debunked, in particular by historian J. Horace Round in his essay The Rise of the Spencers.
Georgiana Spencer 7 June 1757 Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain: Died: 30 March 1806 (aged 48) Devonshire House, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Buried: Derby Cathedral, Derbyshire: Noble family: Spencer (by birth) Cavendish (by marriage) Spouse(s)
Due to Spencer House being in a dangerous location in London during the Blitz, many of the pieces of furniture and items of the house were brought to Althorp for safekeeping, including numerous fireplaces and doors with curled "S" doorknobs, a signature of the Spencer family dating to the 18th century. [46]
[2] [3] Henry Benjamin Wheatley wrote in 1870 that it was "one of the oddest built streets in London." [3] Spencer House, which was commissioned by the 1st Earl Spencer in 1756, stands at number 27 and is now listed as Grade I. [4] [5] A further thirteen properties are Grade II listed; Number 4 is Grade II* listed. [6]
Spencer–Shippee–Lillbridge House, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, listed on the NRHP in Kent County; William B. Spencer House, West Warwick, Rhode Island, listed on the NRHP in Kent County; Spencer House (Bishopville, South Carolina), listed on the NRHP in Lee County; Spencer House (Cincinnati), a hotel from 1853 to 1935
As Tell Me Lies continues to put Wrigley through the wringer, Spencer House's attempts to portray his character with care and respect has never been more clear. "I really love Wrigley. I really ...
Spencer House, formerly the London residence of the Earls Spencer; Stratford House, built 1770–66 by Edward Stratford, 2nd Earl of Aldborough. Suffolk Place, Southwark (Duke of Suffolk) Wentworth House, 5, St James's Square, built in 1748–51 by William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, to the design of Matthew Brettingham The Elder.