Somerset House is a large building situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Waterloo Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford The central block of the Neoclassical building, the outstanding project of the architect Sir William Chambers, dates from 1776–96. Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Sir William Chambers ( 27 October 1723 &ndash 17 February 1796) was a Scottish Architect, born in Gothenburg Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year It was extended by classical Victorian wings to north and south. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. A building of the same name was first built on the site more than two centuries earlier.
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Early history
In the sixteenth century, the north bank of the Thames between London and Westminster was a favoured site for the mansions of the nobility. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. In 1539, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, obtained a grant of land at "Chester Place, outside Temple Bar, London" from Henry VIII of England. } Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (c 1506 &ndash 22nd January 1552 was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain. Temple Bar is the barrier (real or imaginary marking the westernmost extent of the City of London on the road to Westminster, where Fleet Street (extending Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of When the sickly boy-king Edward VI of England came to the throne in 1547, Seymour became Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector. Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine The Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times Lord Protector is a particular British title for Heads of State with two meanings (and full styles at different periods of history About 1549 he pulled down an old Inn of Chancery and other houses that stood on the site and began to build himself a truly imposing residence, making liberal use of the other nearby buildings including some of the chantries and cloisters at St. Paul's Cathedral which were demolished at the behest of Somerset and other leading Protestant nobles as part of the ongoing Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Inns of Chancery were buildings which housed associations of lawyers in London from the late Middle Ages to the 19th century Chantry is the English term for the establishment of an institutional Chapel on private land or within a greater church where a priest would chant masses A cloister (from Latin claustrum) is a part of Cathedral, Monastic and Abbey architecture Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded It was a two storey house built around a quadrangle with a gateway rising to three stories and was one of the earliest examples of Renaissance architecture in England. Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe in which there was a It is not known who designed the building.
Before it was finished however Somerset created too many enemies for himself in the Council. In the struggle for power he was overthrown and in 1552 paid the price on Tower Hill. Tower Hill is an elevated spot north-west of the Tower of London, just outside the limits of the City of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. "Somerset Place" then came into the possession of the Crown and was used by Princess Elizabeth for some years before she was crowned Elizabeth I of England in 1558.
For a long time thereafter it served as one of the Royal palaces. Elizabeth I lived there during the reign of her sister Mary I of England and it was used as a residence by the Queens of James I, Charles I, and Charles II. Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. During the reign of James I (also referred to as James VI of Scotland), the building became the London residence of his wife Anne of Denmark and was renamed "Denmark House". Anne of Denmark (12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619 was Queen consort of James VI of Scots I of England and Ireland. She commissioned a number of expensive additions and improvements, some to designs by Inigo Jones. Iñigo Jones ( July 15, 1573 &ndash June 21, 1652) is regarded as the first significant British architect, and the first to bring This expansion of the building continued during Charles I's reign, including the then highly controversial addition by his wife, Henrietta Maria, of a Roman Catholic chapel (also designed by Jones - who was later to die at Somerset House, in 1652). Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Henrietta Maria ( 25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was Princess of France and Queen Consort of England, Scotland
The process of completion and improvement was slow and costly. As late as 1598 Stow refers to it as "yet unfinished" and the Stuarts employed Inigo Jones in its embellishment. In particular, during the period between 1630 and 1635 he built a Chapel where Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I, could exercise her Roman Catholic religion. This was in the care of the Capuchin Order and was on a site to the south-west of the Great Court. The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin ( OFM Cap; in England and Ireland, O A small cemetery was attached and some of the tombstones are still to be seen built into one of the walls of a passage under the present quadrangle.
Royal occupation of Somerset House was interrupted by the English Civil War and in 1649 Parliament tried to sell it. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories They failed to find a buyer, though a sale of the contents realised the very considerable sum (for then) of £118,000. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency Use was still found for it however. Part of it served as an Army headquarters, General Fairfax (the Parliamentary Commander-in-Chief) being given official quarters there; lodgings were also provided for certain other Parliamentary notables. Thomas Fairfax 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 1612 &ndash 12 November 1671 was a general and parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War. It was in Somerset House that Oliver Cromwell's body lay in state after his death in 1658. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known
Two years later, with the Restoration, Henrietta Maria returned and began a considerable programme of rebuilding in 1661, the main feature of which was a magnificent new river front, again to the design of Inigo Jones. The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored Henrietta Maria ( 25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was Princess of France and Queen Consort of England, Scotland Iñigo Jones ( July 15, 1573 &ndash June 21, 1652) is regarded as the first significant British architect, and the first to bring However she returned to France in 1665 before it was finished. It was then used as an occasional residence by Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II. Catherine Henrietta of Braganza (25 November 1638 &ndash 31 December 1705 was a Portuguese Infanta and the Queen consort of Charles II of Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. During her time it received a certain notoriety as being, in the popular mind, a hot-bed of Catholic conspiracy. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Titus Oates made full use of this prejudice in the fabricated details of the Popish Plot and it was alleged that Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, whose murder was one of the great mysteries of the age, had been killed in Somerset House before his body had been smuggled out and thrown into a ditch below Primrose Hill. Titus Oates ( September 15, 1649 &ndash July 12/13 1705 was a 17th-century perjurer who fabricated the " Popish Plot " a supposed The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy concocted by Titus Oates which gripped England in Anti-Catholic hysteria from 1678 until 1681. Primrose Hill is a hill of located on the north side of Regent's Park in North London, England, and also the name for the surrounding district
Somerset House was refurbished by Sir Christopher Wren in 1685. Sir Christopher Wren ( 20 October 1632 &ndash 25 February 1723) was a 17th century English Designer, Astronomer After the Glorious Revolution in 1688, Somerset House entered on a long period of decline, being used (after Catherine left England in 1692) for grace and favour residences. The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland in 1688 by a union A grace and favour home is a residential property owned by a monarch by virtue of their position as Head of State and leased rent-free to persons as part of an employment package or In the conditions of the time this meant almost inevitably that little money could be found for its upkeep and a slow process of decay crept in. During the 18th century, however, the building ceased its royal associations. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Though the view from its terraced riverfront garden, open to the public, was painted twice on his London visit by Canaletto (looking upriver and down), it was used for storage, as a residence for visiting overseas dignatories and as a barracks for troops. This is about the first and better known artist "Canaletto" for his nephew and pupil sometimes also called "Canaletto" especially in Poland and Germany see Suffering from neglect, demolition began in 1775. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Current building
Ever since the middle of the 18th century there had been growing criticism that London had no great public buildings. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Government departments and the Learned Societies were huddled away in small old buildings all over the city. Developing national pride found comparison with the capitals of the Continent disquieting. Edmund Burke was the leading proponent of the scheme for a "national building" and in 1775 Parliament passed an Act for the purpose of, inter alia, "erecting and establishing Publick Offices in Somerset House, and for embanking Parts of the River Thames lying within the bounds of the Manor of Savoy". Edmund Burke ( 12 January, 1729 9 July, 1797) was an Irish statesman author orator Political theorist, and Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Savoy Hotel is a five-star Hotel located on the Strand, in the City of Westminster in Central London that opened on August The list of "Publick Offices" mentioned later in the Act comprised "The Salt Office, The Stamp Office, The Tax Office, The Navy Office, The Navy Victualling Office, The Publick Lottery Office, The Hawkers and Pedlar Office, The Hackney Coach Office, The Surveyor General of the Crown Lands Office, The Auditors of the Imprest Office, The Pipe Office, The Office of the Dutchy of Lancaster, The Office of the Dutch of Cornwall, The Office of Ordinance, The King's Bargemaster's House, The King's Bargehouses".
Sir William Chambers, Surveyor-General of Works and appointed at a salary of £2,000 p. Sir William Chambers ( 27 October 1723 &ndash 17 February 1796) was a Scottish Architect, born in Gothenburg a. to design and build the new Somerset House, spent the last two decades of his life, beginning in 1775, in several phases of building at the present Somerset House. Thomas Telford, then a stone mason, but later an eminent civil engineer, was among those who worked on its construction. Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 - 2 September 1834 was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions One of Chambers's most famous pupils, Thomas Hardwick Jr, helped build parts of the building during his period of training and later wrote a short biography about Chambers. Thomas Hardwick (1752&ndash1829 was an eminent English Architect and a founding member of the Architect's Club in 1791 By 1780 the North Wing, fronting the Strand, was complete. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. Its design was based on Inigo Jones's drawings for the riverfront of the former building. Iñigo Jones ( July 15, 1573 &ndash June 21, 1652) is regarded as the first significant British architect, and the first to bring We do not know for certain at what pace the rest of the construction progressed, but it is clear that with the outbreak of war with France caused delays through lack of money. Chambers died in 1796; most of the building was completed after Chambers' death by James Wyatt. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article refers to the English Architect. For the Game designer, see James Wyatt (game designer. However we know that building work was still going on in 1801; and there are indications that as late as 1819 some decorative work still needed to be completed. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year This original building (which did not yet include the "New Wing" and King's College London, situated behind the West and East Wings of the quadrangle respectively) probably cost about £500,000. King's College London is a British Higher education institution and co-founding constituent college of the federal University of London.
Of course, at that time the river was not embanked. The Thames lapped the South Wing where three great arches allowed boats and barges to penetrate to landing places within the building.
Magnificent as the new building was, it was something short of what Chambers had intended, for he had planned for additional wings to the east and west of the quadrangle. Cost had been the inhibiting factor. Eventually King's College London was erected to the east (the Government giving the land on condition that the siting and design conform to Chambers' original plan) by subscription between 1829 and 1834. King's College London is a British Higher education institution and co-founding constituent college of the federal University of London. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Then, increasing demand for space led to another and last step. The western edge of the site was occupied by a row of houses used as dwellings for Admiralty officials who worked in the South Wing. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Between 1851 and 1856 these were demolished and a further wing erected. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 150 years later this part of the building is still, in a very British way, known as the "New Wing". Somerset House now presents more of the aspect of a terrace than Chambers would have intended. In Architecture and City planning, a terrace(d or row house or townhouse (though the latter term can also refer to Patio houses
The building housed various learned societies, including the Royal Academy, which Chambers was instrumental in founding, and the Royal Society and Society of Antiquaries (the RA had been among the last tenants of the previous building). This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 The Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL is the world’s premier Learned Society for heritage The University of London also had accommodation there and the learned Societies retained a presence in the building until the 1870s. The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G
Somerset House had its share of trials and tribulations during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Apart from comparatively minor blast effects at various times, it had sixteen rooms and the handsome rotunda staircase (the Nelson Stair) completely destroyed in the South Wing, and a further 27 damaged in the West Wing by a direct hit in October 1940. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. There were still more windows to be shattered and balustrades to be toppled, but the worst was over by the end of May 1941. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
It was not until the 1950s that this damage to the South Wing was repaired. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The work required skilled masons, whose services were hard to come by in the early post-war years. Sir Albert Richardson was appointed architect for the reconstruction. Sir Albert Edward Richardson KCVO, FRIBA, FSA, ( London, 19 May 1880 &ndash 3 February 1964 He skilfully recreated the Nelson Room and rebuilt the Nelson Stair. The work was completed in 1952 at a cost of (then) £84,000. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The newly restored part of the South Wing was taken by the Solicitor's Office and the "Establishments" (now commonly "HR") Division, augmenting their existing accommodation in the West Wing.
Charles Bulfinch's Massachusetts State House, begun in 1795, is a work "frankly derivative" of the Somerset House, albeit in a lightened, refined, more delicate style. Charles Bulfinch ( August 8 1763 – April 15 1844) was an early American Architect, and has been regarded by many This article is about a building For the similarly-named legislative body see Massachusetts House of Representatives. [1]
Government use
The main government department in the early days was the Admiralty, leading to the legend that Nelson worked in the building for a time. The Thames Embankment is a major feat of 19th century Civil engineering in central London. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British It is almost certain there is no foundation for this story, although his elder brother Maurice was employed there. There is still a conference room known as the "Nelson Room", a graceful apartment which has a copy of the Probate of Nelson's will framed on the wall. Probate is the Legal process of settling the estate of a deceased person specifically resolving all claims and distributing the decedent's Property
Other departments in Somerset House during the first half of the 19th century were the Poor Law Commissioners and the Tithe Commissioners; in 1837 the Registrar General of Births, Marriages and Deaths set up his office in the North Wing, establishing a connection that lasted for almost 150 years. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The General Register Office (GRO is that part of the Government of England and Wales that deals with the Civil registration of births (including This office held all Birth, Marriage and Death certificates in England and Wales; indexes to these are now at The National Archives. A birth certificate is a Vital record that documents the birth of a child In some jurisdictions a marriage certificate is the official record that two people have undertaken a Marriage ceremony A death certificate, sometimes medical certificate of the cause of death (MCCD is a document issued by a government official such as a registrar of Vital statistics History The Roman occupation of Britain was the first period in which the area of present-day England and Wales was administered as a single unit (with the exception From its foundation in 1837 the Government School of Design, which was much later to become the Royal College of Art, was housed in the complex, until in 1853 the Registry needed to expand its space. The Royal College of Art ( RCA) is a University in London, England.
From the beginning of the new Somerset House there was a fiscal presence in the shape of the Stamp Office and the Tax Office. These two Offices proved more tenacious than the others, going on to help form what became the Inland Revenue. The Inland Revenue was until April 2005 a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including This department became the largest occupier of the building, although the North Wing became available for public purposes in the 1970s.
Somerset House continued in use by the Inland Revenue after it was created by a merger of the Stamp and Taxes Offices and the Excise Department in 1849. The Inland Revenue was until April 2005 a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including Excise or Excise tax (sometimes called an excise duty) is a type of Tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to Customs duties Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Inland Revenue was eventually merged in 2005 with HM Customs and Excise and its successor HM Revenue & Customs continued occupancy, although its executive and senior management is now at 100 Parliament St. The Inland Revenue was until April 2005 a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Various divisions and Directorates of HMRC (most notably the Solicitor's Office) currently occupy the east, west and new wings of Somerset House. In 2004 it was proposed that the newly-proposed Supreme Court of the United Kingdom be housed in the New Wing, but a decision was made to use Middlesex Guildhall instead. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom was established in law by Part III of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. The Middlesex Guildhall is a building on the south-west corner of Parliament Square in London.
A home for arts and learning
As well as the Royal Academy, and the Government Art School, Somerset House was fitted out to house the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 These, and the Geological Society, moved to Burlington House in Piccadilly in the early 19th century. The Geological Society of London is a Learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth" For the New York City skycraper see Burlington House (New York City Burlington House is a building on Piccadilly in London Piccadilly is a major London street running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar
In the late 20th century the building was reinvigorated as a centre for the visual arts. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The first institution to move in was the Courtauld Institute of Art, including the Courtauld Gallery, which has an important collection of old master and impressionist paintings. The Courtauld Institute of Art is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the History of art. The Courtauld Institute of Art is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the History of art. " Old Master " (or " old master " is a term for a European painter of skill who worked before about 1800, or a painting by such Impressionism was a 19th-century Art movement that began as a loose association of Paris -based Artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s In the late 1990s the main courtyard ceased to be a civil service carpark, and the main terrace overlooking the Thames was refurbished and opened to the public, these alterations being overseen by the leading conservation architects Donald Insall & Associates. A visitor centre featuring audiovisual displays on the history of the building; the gilded Lord Mayor of the City of London's state barge; and a shop and café were opened in the wing overlooking the river. The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of the City of London Corporation. The Gilbert Collection of decorative arts, and the Hermitage Rooms, which stage exhibitions of items loaned from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, moved into the same area. The Gilbert Collection is a collection of objets d'art formed by the English -born businessman Sir Arthur Gilbert, who made most of his fortune in the The Hermitage Rooms are a collection of rooms at Somerset House in London, England, which are used as a Gallery and Museum space The State Hermitage Museum (Государственный Эрмитаж Gosudarstvennyj Èrmitaž) in Saint Petersburg, Russia is one of the largest The Eastern wing is largely occupied by the Department of Music of King's College London. King's College London is a British Higher education institution and co-founding constituent college of the federal University of London.
In the winter the central courtyard is home to an open air ice rink. An Ice rink is a frozen body of Water where people can Ice skate or play winter sports At other times an array of fountains display vertical jets of water rising to random heights.
Somerset House was also the main location for the BBC's New Year Live television show, presented by Natasha Kaplinsky, which celebrated the arrival of the year 2006. Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky (born 9 September 1972 is an English newsreader. It also stood in for Buckingham Palace in the episode Celebrity of Spooks. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Spooks is a BAFTA award-winning British television drama series produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One
It was also the site of Snow Patrol's Live from Somerset House DVD. Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish / Scottish Alternative rock band which formed in Dundee Scotland, The band achieved worldwide success due to
Scenes for a new film called The Duchess starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes will be filmed at Somerset House in October 2007. Keira Christina Knightley (ˌkɪərəˈnaɪtlɪ born March 26, 1985) is a Golden Globe – BAFTA - and Academy Award –nominated Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor.
Notes
- ^ Shand-Tucci, Douglass. Built in Boston: City and Suburb, 1800-2000, p. 6. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 1999. ISBN 1558492011.
Bibliography
- Borer, Mary Cathcart The City of London: A History. New York: McKay, 1977 (pp 156)
- Stow, John A Survey of London. John Stow (c 1525&ndash 6 April 1605) was an English Historian and Antiquarian. Reprinted from the Text of 1603. Ed. Charles Lethbridge Kingsford. 2 vols. Oxford: Clarendon, 1908 (2:394-5
External links
- Official website of Somerset House
- Photos of the Strand - includes pictures taken at Somerset House.
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