Basic Site Details Name: | Lansdowne House | City or county: | London | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The original client was the 3rd Earl of Bute, who sold it unfinished to the 2nd Earl of Shelburne, a condition of the sale being the completion of the house by Adam at Bute's expense. It was completed in 1768 except for the gallery which was subsequently fitted up as a library by Goerge Dance junior, and remodelled as a picture gallery by Robert Smirke. The house was largely demolished in 1936.
The interior of the drawing room is now oin the Museum of Arts in Philadelphia, USA, that of the dining room in the Metrpolitan Museum of Art, New York. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Berkeley Square | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1762 | | Build/construction | | | 1768 | | Completion | Except for the gallery |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | (Sir) Robert Smirke | | C | | | Romodelling of library (originally gallery) as picture-gallery. | | Robert Adam | | A | 1762 | | | | George Dance junior | | B | After 1768 | | Gallery fitted up as library |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Bute, 3rd Earl of | | | Shelburne, 2nd Earl of | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Country Life | 29 October 1998 | | | Adam's original design illustrated. |
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