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Pimlico is the setting of the 1940 version of Gaslight. Post World War II, Pimlico was the setting of the 1949 Ealing comedy Passport To Pimlico. In G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy, Pimlico is used as an example of "a desperate thing." Arguing that things are not loved because they are great but become great because they are loved, he asserts that ...
After World War II, some of the largest houses ceased to be used as residences, or townhouses for the country gentry and aristocracy, and were increasingly occupied by embassies, charity headquarters, professional institutions and other businesses. Belgravia has become a relatively quiet district in the heart of London, contrasting with ...
Adelphi Terrace: 1768–1772: 1930s: Adelphi: A neo-classical terrace of 24 houses by the Adam brothers. Army and Navy Club: 1848–1850: 1950s: St James Square: Replaced by 1950s building on the same site. Austin Friars: 1260s 1600--1941 City of London: Friary, residence of Thomas Cromwell. Draper's Hall and the Dutch Church remain in ...
It was located in Grosvenor Road, Pimlico, London, England. [1] Established in the 1850s, it remained in operation until 1932; for much of its history the depot was part of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and its precursors. During the early part of the First World War, it was headed by Colonel Harold Stephen Langhorne.
The film's opening credits end with the words "dedicated to the memory of", with an image of Second World War British food and clothing ration coupons. [3] In post-Second World War London, an unexploded bomb detonates in Miramont Gardens, Pimlico. The explosion reveals a long-buried cellar containing artwork, coins, jewellery and an ancient ...
Where Ebury Street meets Pimlico Road is a triangular public paved area with seating and a bronze statue of Mozart (aged 8) by Philip Jackson.The triangle was known for many years as "Pimlico Green" (and still is by older residents) but was renamed Orange Square due to the local pub nearby being called The Orange, the latter reflecting the localised misnomer of "squares" in two notable ...
Churchill Gardens is a large housing estate in the Pimlico area of Westminster, London.The estate was developed between 1946 and 1962 to a design by the architects Powell and Moya, replacing Victorian terraced houses extensively damaged during the Blitz.
Costains appointed the architect Gordon Jeeves to design Dolphin Square and he was assisted by Cecil Eve. Oscar Faber was the consultant engineer. Up to that point, Dolphin Square was Jeeves's largest project and he had played a part in designing other London buildings such as the National Radiator Building and later at Berkeley Square House.