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Somerset House is a large building complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge.The Georgian era quadrangle was built on the site of a Tudor palace ("Old Somerset House") originally belonging to the Duke of Somerset in 1547.
In 2000, it went on public display as "The Gilbert Collection" in a suite of seventeen galleries at Somerset House in London, the audio guide narrated by the actor Tony Clarkin. Formerly Private Curator to the Gilbert Collection, Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel was appointed "Honorary Curator of the Gilbert Collection" by the Gilbert Collection Trust ...
The three-storey brick building known as Somerset House was constructed by A.B. Brook in 1914 at 92 (originally 495 [7]) Victoria Parade, [8] opposite St Vincent's Hospital. [7] It was funded by nurse Ethel Ragg (later Mrs Ethel M. Tymms [ 9 ] ) to be used as a hospital, initially known as Nurse (or Miss) Ragg's Private Hospital and owned by ...
Smoke billows out from the roof of Somerset House in central London on Aug. 17, 2024, after a fire broke out at the large neoclassical arts venue.
The statue of George III, Somerset House, formally titled George III and the River Thames, [1] is a Grade I listed outdoor bronze sculptural group depicting King George III and Neptune or Father Thames, located in the quadrangle of Somerset House, London, England. [2] [3] The sculptor was John Bacon, [2] and the statue was erected between 1778 ...
Two Temple Place, is situated alongside the Victoria Embankment, near Somerset House in London. Known as the "Astor House". Two Temple Place, known for many years as Astor House, is a Neo-Gothic building [1] situated near Victoria Embankment in central London, England. [2]
Previously known as the Red House, Deptford, the site with its wharf and storehouses was taken over by the Victualling Commissioners in 1743 to serve as their main operational facility. Rebuilt in the late 18th century, it soon became 'the largest food-processing operation in Britain, if not in Europe'. [ 1 ]
The Strand block of Somerset House, designed by William Chambers from 1775 to 1780, home of the Courtauld Institute and the Courtauld Gallery since 1989. From 1958 to 1989 the Courtauld collection was housed in part of the premises of the Warburg Institute in Woburn Square; [9] it was thus separated from the Courtauld Institute, which was in Home House, Portman Square.