NOTES: The gate lodges and North Gates at the London Road entrance to the park were the gift of Sir Jonathan North, a former mayor of Leicester, in memory of his wife who died in 1930.
NOTES: The gate lodges and North Gates at the London Road entrance to the park were the gift of Sir Jonathan North, a former mayor of Leicester, in memory of his wife who died in 1930. See RIBA94629 for a variant of this design.
NOTES: The gate lodges and North Gates at the London Road entrance to the park were the gift of Sir Jonathan North, a former mayor of Leicester, in memory of his wife who died in 1930.
SOURCE: Sir William Chambers. Plans, elevations, sections, and perspective views of the gardens and buildings at Kew in Surry (London, 1763), pl. 36 NOTES: Frederick, Prince of Wales, leased what was then known as Kew House in 1730 and had it remodelled and enlarged by William Kent. It became known as the White House from the whitewashed render on the facade. It was demolished in 1802.
NOTES: The commission for this villa was a result of the visit of Queen Adelaide to her brother, the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, in 1834. Wyatville was asked to design a large villa on a site already landscaped in the English manner. The 'Oriental' version was the preferred design but the project was never begun.
NOTES: The commission for this villa was a result of the visit of Queen Adelaide to her brother, the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, in 1834. Wyatville was asked to design a large villa on a site already landscaped in the English manner. The 'Oriental' version was the preferred design but the project was never begun.