13 Soho Square is a

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building in

Soho Square Soho Square is a garden square in Soho, London, hosting since 1954 a ''de facto'' public park leasehold estate, let by the Soho Square Garden Committee to Westminster City Council. It was originally called King Square after Charles II of Engla ...

, London. It was built between 1768 and 1769, with earlier woodwork around 1677. The building was home to a number of notable residents, including the merchant and Whig politician Sir Isaac Rebow, the Jacobite George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie, and the physician George Leman Tuthill. In the 1970s and 80s 13 Soho Square was the home of Richard Williams Animation, where a number of award-winning films were made, including the short film ''

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'', which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1972.

History

13 Soho Square was built between 1768 and 1769, with earlier woodwork around 1677. It is a three-storey building, stucco faced, with a slate roof and a mansard attic. The merchant and Whig politician Sir Isaac Rebow lived at No 13 Soho Square from 1696 until at least 1703.History of 13 Soho Square at www.british-history.ac.uk
Retrieved 21 August 2023 Other notable inhabitants include the Jacobite George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie who lived there from 1716 to 1760. Mackenzie joined the

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and was taken prisoner in

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after the Battle of Littleferry. The physician George Leman Tuthill gave public lectures at 13 Soho Square from 1811 to 1821. The building was the home of Richard Williams Animation during the 1970s and 1980s, where a number of award-winning films were made, including the Academy Award-winning short film ''

'', which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1972. In 1973 Williams closed down the studio and brought Hollywood animation veterans

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and

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to train a new generation of young animators at 13 Soho Square.Sito, Tom, ''Drawing The Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions''
Retrieved 21 August 2023 13 Soho Square was listed Grade II* in 1978.13 Soho Square at Historic England
Retrieved 21 August 2023 Surviving period features worthy of note include a stone staircase in the interior dating to 1768–69 with a wrought iron balustrade.

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