Gloucester Gate Explained

Gloucester Gate
Coordinates:51.5346°N -0.1473°W
Location:Regent's Park
Built:1827
Architect:John Nash
Designation1:Grade I Listed Building
Designation1 Date:14 May 1974
Designation1 Number:1078322

Gloucester Gate is a residential facility in Regent's Park, London. It is a Grade I listed building.

History

The building was designed by John Nash and built by Richard Mott, being completed in 1827. The building, which features a range of fluted pilasters of the Ionic order on pedestal bases, was originally built as eleven terraced houses.[1] No. 6 was the home of the pharmaceutical entrepreneur, Sir Henry Wellcome,[2] while No. 15 was the home of the author, W. W. Jacobs.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Gloucester Gate', in Survey of London: Volume 19, the Parish of St Pancras Part 2: Old St Pancras and Kentish Town. Percy . Lovell. William McB. . Marcham . London. 1938. 98–99.. British History Online . 17 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Wellcome, Sir Henry (1853–1936). English Heritage. 17 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Jacobs, William (1863–1943). English Heritage. 17 May 2020.