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24 June 2010
1863 – National Albert Memorial, Kensington, London

1863 – National Albert Memorial, Kensington, London

Architect: George Gilbert Scott Selected design as published in The Builder, May 23 1863. When Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861, the initiative was taken by the Lord Mayor of London, William...

23 June 2010
1885 – No.70, Ennismore Gardens, South Kensington, London

1885 – No.70, Ennismore Gardens, South Kensington, London

Architect: Basil Champneys Front Elevation including plans as published in The Building News, July 23rd 1886. This eclectic neo-Jacobean façade, in red Fareham brick and Portland stone, contrasted sharply with the stodgier work...

15 June 2010
1892 – Hyde Park Court, Albert Gate, Kensington, London

1892 – Hyde Park Court, Albert Gate, Kensington, London

Architect: Thomas Archer Destroyed by fire in early 1893. Perspective view published in The Building News, November 25th 1892.

07 May 2010
1887 – The Imperial Institute Competition,  South Kensington, London

1887 – The Imperial Institute Competition, South Kensington, London

Architects: T.E. Collcutt, Arthur W. Blomfield, Robert Rowand Anderson, Aston Webb & Ingress Bell Published in The Building News, July 15th. 1887. The Prince of Wales appointed an organizing committee in November 1886....

11 March 2010
1875 – Convent of the Assumption, Kensington Square, London

1875 – Convent of the Assumption, Kensington Square, London

Architect: George Goldie Designed and built between 1870 and 1875 by George Goldie of Goldie & Child, this convent church is still in use today by the order who commissioned it.

10 March 2010
1869 – St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Kensington, London

1869 – St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Kensington, London

Architect: George Goldie From The Architect and Contract Reporter, October 2 1869: The site of the New Pro-Cathedral at Kensington is, unfortunately, not all that could be desired; at any rate, as things...

22 November 2009
1881 – St. Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, London

1881 – St. Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, London

Architect: Sir George Gilbert Scot Designed by the celebrated 19th Century architect Sir George Gilbert Scott and built in 1872, is one of the finest examples of Victorian Gothic style. It houses the...

05 November 2009
1878 – Luke Fildes House & Studio, Kensington, London

1878 – Luke Fildes House & Studio, Kensington, London

Architect: Richard Norman Shaw A Victorian artists’ colony in this part of Kensington with artists such as G.F. Watts and Luke Fildes, for instance, living in the immediate neighbourhood for many years. Fildes...

04 November 2009
1895 – Brompton Oratory, Kensington, London

1895 – Brompton Oratory, Kensington, London

Architect: Herbert Gribble Chosen after an architectural competition, The Building News and the British Architect were generally critical of Herbert Gribbles chosen design, who was only 29 when he won the competition. The...