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26 March 2013
1868 – St. Pancras Station, London

1868 – St. Pancras Station, London

Architect: William H. Barlow A Grade I listed building, itwas opened in 1868 by the Midland Railway as the southern terminus of its main line, which connected London with the East Midlands and...

26 March 2013
1871 – West London Synagogue, Upper Berkeley St., London

1871 – West London Synagogue, Upper Berkeley St., London

Architect: Davis & Emanuel The main sanctuary is built in the Byzantine architectural style. The premises also contain offices, a library and various community facilities. From The Building News, April 7, 1871: “JUST...

26 March 2013
1862 – The Grosvenor Hotel, London

1862 – The Grosvenor Hotel, London

Architect: James T. Knowles Built by the Victorian railway pioneers in 1862, The Grosvenor Hotel Victoria ushered in a Golden Age of travel. It has been restored to its former glory and is...

25 March 2013
1358 – Long Choir, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

1358 – Long Choir, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Demolished in the 1870s during the reconstruction and restoration of the Cathedral by George Edmund Street.

25 March 2013
1868 –  Gaiety Theatre, The Strand, London

1868 – Gaiety Theatre, The Strand, London

Architect: C.J. Phipps Deesigned by the theatre architect C.J. Phipps, who also designed the 1871 Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, this was a sumptuous rebuild of an existing theatre. Intended as a complete evening’s...

25 March 2013
1868 – Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, Preston, Lancashire

1868 – Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, Preston, Lancashire

Architect: Edward Welby Pugin On 26 May 1866, Bishop Goss laid the foundation stone for the church. Designed by Edward Welby Pugin, the eldest son of Augustus Pugin. The church was initially meant...

24 March 2013
1872 – Grim’s Dyke, Harrow Weald, Kent

1872 – Grim’s Dyke, Harrow Weald, Kent

Architect: Richard Norman Shaw Grim’s Dyke (sometimes called Graeme’s Dyke until late 1891) was built in 1872 by Norman Shaw, and named after the nearby pre-historic earthwork known as Grim’s Ditch. The house...

24 March 2013
1871 – College for Congregational Ministers Daughters, Gravesend, Kent

1871 – College for Congregational Ministers Daughters, Gravesend, Kent

Architect: E.C. Robins Later known as Milton Mount College For Girls in Gravesend. The College was founded in 1871 by the Rev. William Guest, pastor of the Congregational chapel at Gravesend, as a...

24 March 2013
1862 – Ettington Park, Warwickshire

1862 – Ettington Park, Warwickshire

Architect: John Prichard Belonging to the Shirley family for hundreds of years, in 1858, Evelyn Philip Shirley, “finding the property in much need of repair”, decided to carry out a major rebuilding programme....