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[[File:Wall at 550 Kings Road - geograph.org.uk - 1213255.jpg|thumb|The entrance to Stanley House]] |
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'''Stanley House''' |
'''Stanley House''' at '''550 King's Road''' is a seventeenth-century house in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], London, the former house of Admiral [[Charles Wager|Sir Charles Wager]]. It is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref name=NHLE>{{NHLE|num=1266547|desc=Stanley House|access-date=22 March 2018|mode=cs2}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The house was built for the [[Robert Stanley (MP)|Stanley]] family in 1691.<ref name=bh>{{cite web|first=Walter H |last=Godfrey|title=Stanley House (St. Mark's College), King's Road', in Survey of London: Volume 4, Chelsea, Pt II |publisher=London|year=1913| |
The house was built for the [[Robert Stanley (MP)|Stanley]] family in 1691.<ref name=bh>{{cite web|first=Walter H |last=Godfrey|title=Stanley House (St. Mark's College), King's Road', in Survey of London: Volume 4, Chelsea, Pt II |publisher=London|year=1913|pages=43–44|url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol4/pt2/pp43-44|accessdate= 5 August 2017}}</ref> In the early eighteenth century, it was occupied by Thomas Arundell, son of [[Baron Arundell of Wardour|Henry Arundell, 5th Baron Arundell of Wardour]], before becoming the home of Admiral [[Charles Wager|Sir Charles Wager]] who died there in 1743.<ref name=bh/> It was acquired by the [[John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne|Countess of Strathmore]] in 1777 before coming into the ownership of [[William Hamilton (diplomat)|Sir William Hamilton]], British Envoy at the Court of [[Naples]] who erected casts of the [[Elgin Marbles]] in the house (the first taken), in the early nineteenth century.<ref name=bh/> It became the residence of the Principal of [[St Mark's College, Chelsea]], a training school for teachers, in the mid-nineteenth century.<ref name=bh/> The house was bought for £10 million by [[Boris Berezovsky (businessman)|Boris Berezovsky]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location.php?loc=1646|title=Berezovsky's Stanley House|publisher=Shady Old Lady|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:30, 31 July 2024
Stanley House at 550 King's Road is a seventeenth-century house in Chelsea, London, the former house of Admiral Sir Charles Wager. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
History
[edit]The house was built for the Stanley family in 1691.[2] In the early eighteenth century, it was occupied by Thomas Arundell, son of Henry Arundell, 5th Baron Arundell of Wardour, before becoming the home of Admiral Sir Charles Wager who died there in 1743.[2] It was acquired by the Countess of Strathmore in 1777 before coming into the ownership of Sir William Hamilton, British Envoy at the Court of Naples who erected casts of the Elgin Marbles in the house (the first taken), in the early nineteenth century.[2] It became the residence of the Principal of St Mark's College, Chelsea, a training school for teachers, in the mid-nineteenth century.[2] The house was bought for £10 million by Boris Berezovsky in 2005.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Historic England, "Stanley House (1266547)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 March 2018
- ^ a b c d Godfrey, Walter H (1913). "Stanley House (St. Mark's College), King's Road', in Survey of London: Volume 4, Chelsea, Pt II". London. pp. 43–44. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Berezovsky's Stanley House". Shady Old Lady. Retrieved 5 August 2017.