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The Portman Estate, covering 110 acres of Marylebone in London’s West End, was founded in 1532 when the land was first leased to Sir William Portman. [1] The Portman Estate also has two rural estates in Buckinghamshire and Herefordshire. [2] In addition to its core landlord operation, The Portman Estate runs The Portman Foundation, a ...
He acquired land in Marylebone, London, which developed under Henry William Portman into the Portman Estate, a cornerstone of the family's wealth. The judge's grandson was created a baronet in 1612 (see Portman Baronets ).
Edward Berkeley Portman (31 January 1771 – 19 January 1823, Rome) of Bryanston House, Bryanston, Dorset was an 18th-century English housing developer and politician. [ 1 ] He was the son of Henry Portman , and ultimately a descendant of the Tudor landowner Sir William Portman .
Portman Square is a garden square in Marylebone, central London, surrounded by townhouses. It was specifically for private housing let on long leases having a ground rent by the Portman Estate , which owns the private communal gardens.
It remains, as to minor, overarching interests, part of the Portman Estate. It was built between 1810 and 1815 along with Bryanston Square, a little to the west, and first leased to the builder David Porter. He named the square after his former mistress when he was a chimney sweep, Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu.
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He was re-elected for Taunton in November 1640 for the Long Parliament where he sat until February 1644 when he was disabled for supporting the Royalists [3] He gave £40 per year from his Orchard Portman estate for the six "poor persons" dwelling in the almshouse. [4] The historical records of the almshouses are held by the South West Heritage ...