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Spanish Embassy In London
The Embassy of Spain in London is the diplomatic mission of Spain in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as Downshire House, the embassy is located at 24 Belgrave Square in the Belgravia area of London. Spain also maintains a Consulate General at 20 Draycott Place in Chelsea, a Defence Office at 3 Hans Crescent in Knightsbridge, an Education, Employment & Social Affairs Office at 20 Peel Street in Holland Park, and an Economic & Commercial Section at 66 Chiltern Street in Marylebone. The embassy is situated in a detached, stucco house designed by Henry E. Kendall and built between 1840 and 1850 on Belgrave Square in Belgravia. The building is Grade I listed for its architectural merit. History In the reign of Elizabeth I, the Bishops of Ely let their palace and chapel in Ely Place to the Spanish Ambassador and, until the reign of Charles I, it was occupied by the High Representative of the Court of Spain. During this period, the chapel (now St Etheldreda's Church) was freely use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgravia
Belgravia () is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies. It was developed in the early 19th century by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster under the direction of Thomas Cubitt, focusing on numerous grand terraces centred on Belgrave Square and Eaton Square. Much of Belgravia, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Group, although owing to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, the estate has been forced to sell many freeholds to its former tenants. The part of Belgravia that lies in the City of Westminster is a district of Westminster. Geography Belgravia is near the former course of the River Westbourne, a tributary of the River Thames. The area is mostly in the City of Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Etheldreda's Church, London
St Etheldreda's Church is a Catholic Church, Catholic church in Ely Place, off Charterhouse Street in Holborn, London. The building is one of only two surviving in London from the reign of Edward I of England, Edward I, and dates from between 1250 and 1290. It is dedicated to Æthelthryth, or Etheldreda, the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon saint who founded the monastery at Ely, Cambridgeshire, Ely in 673. It was the chapel of the London residence of the Bishop of Ely, Bishops of Ely. In the early 17th century it served briefly as an embassy chapel for the List of ambassadors of Spain to the United Kingdom, Spanish Ambassador, and a haven for Catholic Church in England and Wales, English Catholics. The chapel was purchased by the Catholic Church in 1874 and opened in 1878 and is one of the oldest churches in England to be in current use by the Catholic Church. Description St Etheldreda's consists of a chapel, or upper church, and a crypt or undercroft, and is active and used for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic-class Ocean Liner
The ''Olympic''-class ocean liners were a trio of British ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line during the early 20th century, named (1911), ''Titanic'' (1912) and (1915). All three were designated to be the largest as well as most luxurious liners of the era, devised to provide White Star an advantage as regards to size and luxury in the transatlantic passenger trade. Whilst ''Olympic'', the primary vessel, was in service for 24 years before being retired for scrap in 1935, her sisters would not witness similar success: ''Titanic'' struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage and ''Britannic'' was lost whilst serving as a hospital ship during the First World War after hitting a naval mine off Kea in the Aegean Sea, less than a year after entering service and never operating as a passenger-liner. Although two of the vessels did not achieve successful enough legacies, they are amongst the most famous ocean liners ever built; Both ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harland & Wolff
Harland & Wolff Holdings plc is a British shipbuilding and Metal fabrication, fabrication company headquartered in London with sites in Belfast, Arnish yard, Arnish, Appledore, Torridge, Appledore and Methil. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction. Today, the company is focused on supporting five sectors: Navy, Defence, Petroleum industry, Energy, Cruise ship, Cruise & Ferry, Renewable energy, Renewables and Maritime transport, Commercial. It offers services including technical services, fabrication & construction, repair & maintenance, in-service support, conversion and decommissioning. Having entered administration (law), administration for the second time in five years, it was bought by Navantia in January 2025. Overview Harland & Wolff is famous for having built the majority of the ocean liners for the White Star Line, including Olympic-class ocean liner, ''Olympic''-class trio – , and HMHS Britannic, HMHS ''Britannic''. Outside of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie
William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, KP, PC, PC (Ire) (31 May 1847 – 7 June 1924) was a leading British shipbuilder and businessman. He was chairman of Harland & Wolff, shipbuilders, between 1895 and 1924, and also served as Lord Mayor of Belfast between 1896 and 1898. He was ennobled as Baron Pirrie in 1906, appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1908 and made Viscount Pirrie in 1921. In the months leading up to the 1912 Sinking of the ''Titanic'', Lord Pirrie was questioned about the number of life boats aboard the s. He responded that the great ships were unsinkable and the rafts were to save others. This would haunt him forever. In Belfast he was, on other grounds, already a controversial figure: a Protestant employer associated as a leading Liberal with a policy of Home Rule for Ireland. Background Pirrie was born in Quebec City, Canada East. He was taken back to Ireland when he was two years old and spent his childhood at Conlig House, aka Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Read Kemp
Thomas Read Kemp (23 December 1782 – 20 December 1844) was an English property developer and politician. Life He was the son of Sussex landowner and Member of Parliament Thomas Kemp, and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Read of Brookland. He was educated at Westminster School, and matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1801. He graduated B.A. 1805, M.A. 1810. He entered the Middle Temple in 1804. Kemp lived at Herstmonceaux, Retrieved 27/4/21. then conceived and developed the Regency-style Kemp Town estate in Brighton on the south coast of England. He was [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hussey (bishop)
Bishop Thomas Hussey (1746 – 11 July 1803) was a diplomat, chaplain and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore from 1797 to his death. He is best known for taking part in talks with Richard Cumberland in an attempt to arrange a peace treaty between Spain and Britain during the American War of Independence. Early life Hussey was born at Ballybogan, County Meath in 1746. The restrictions of the Penal Laws made Hussey go to the Irish College at Salamanca for his religious training. He joined the Trappists upon completion of his studies.O'Donoghue, David. "Thomas Hussey." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 21 December 2017 Diplomatic career Given Hussey's ability, the |
George Street, Marylebone
George Street is a street in Marylebone in Central London, England. Located in the City of Westminster, it runs east from Edgware Road until it reaches Marylebone High Street at its junction with Thayer Street. It crosses a number of streets including Seymour Place, Gloucester Place, Manchester Street and Baker Street. It is named after George III who was on the throne when the street was first laid out in the eighteenth century. The area is part of the old Portman Estate which was redeveloped into a grid of streets for affluent housing. Part of the street west of Gloucester Place was once known as Upper George Street, but this was renamed by Marylebone Council. In 1810 the Hindoostane Coffee House was established in the street by Dean Mahomed. The Catholic Gothic St James's Church was opened in 1890. The street also contains Durrants Hotel, opposite the rear of Hertford House, the home of the Wallace Collection. The Irish writer Thomas Moore lived in the street and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bonomi The Elder
Joseph Bonomi the Elder (19 January 17399 March 1808) was an Italian architect and technical drawing, draughtsman who spent most of his career in England where he became a successful designer of country houses. Bonomi was Robert Adam’s leading draughtsman. Biography He was born Giuseppe Bonomi in Rome on 19 January 1739. He was educated at the Roman College and then studied architecture with Gerolamo Theodoli. He made his early reputation in Rome before moving to London in 1767 at the invitation of Robert Adam, Robert and James Adam (architect), James Adam, who employed him as a draughtsman from 1768. In his early years in England Bonomi also worked as an assistant to Thomas Leverton. He became a close friend of the painter Angelica Kauffman, whose cousin Rosa Florini he married in 1775. The next year he produced a design for a proposed sacristy for St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, which may indicate that he visited his native city at around this time. In 1783 Kauffman persuaded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St James's, Spanish Place
St James' Church is a large English Gothic Catholic church in George Street, Marylebone, London. Although currently situated in George Street, the church maintains its connection with Spanish Place, the road opposite the current church, because of its historic connection with the Spanish Embassy. It is a Grade II* listed building. Site The church is located in George Street, Marylebone, behind the Wallace Collection and close to Marylebone High Street. History In the reign of Elizabeth I the Bishops of Ely let their palace and chapel in Ely Place to the Spanish Ambassador and, until the reign of Charles I, it was occupied by the High Representative of the Court of Spain. During this period the chapel (now St Etheldreda's Church) was freely used by English Catholics and became a sanctuary to some degree for them, in a manner typical of an embassy chapel. After the restoration of Charles II the Spanish Embassy was re-established in London, first on Ormond Street and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791
The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791 ( 31 Geo. 3. c. 32) is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1791 relieving Roman Catholics of certain political, educational, and economic disabilities. It admitted them to the practice of law, permitted the exercise of their religion, and the existence of their schools. On the other hand, chapels, schools, officiating priests and teachers were to be registered, assemblies with locked doors, as well as steeples and bells to chapels, were forbidden; priests were not to wear vestments or celebrate liturgies in the open air; children of Protestants were not to be admitted to the schools; monastic orders and endowments of schools and colleges were prohibited. The sentiment for reform was helped along by the signing of the Edict of Versailles in France in 1787, whereby non-Catholic French subjects were given full legal status in a kingdom where Catholicism had always been the state religion. Terms The act was significantly grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Colvin
Sir Howard Montagu Colvin (15 October 1919 – 27 December 2007) was a British architectural historian who produced two of the most outstanding works of scholarship in his field: ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840'' and ''The History of the King's Works''. Life and works Born in Sidcup, Colvin was educated at Trent College and University College London. In 1948, he became a Fellow of St John's College, Oxford where he remained until his death in 2007. He was a member of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England 1963–76, the Historic Buildings Council for England 1970–84, the Royal Fine Art Commission 1962–72, and other official bodies. He is most notably the author of ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840'' which appeared in its original form in 1954. Yale University Press produced a third edition in 1995, and he had just completed his work on the fourth edition at the time of his death. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
