Old Devonshire House

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The facade of Old Devonshire House, 48 Boswell Street Theobald's Road, formerly 48 Devonshire Street, by Frederick G. Adcock (1875–1944).

Old Devonshire House at 48 Boswell Street Theobald's Road was a manor house in the Bloomsbury district of the British capital, London .

history

In 1668 it was built by William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire , for his son, also a William Cavendish . He was then a Member of Parliament for the Derby constituency and was promoted to the first Duke of Devonshire in 1694 . This house was later sold by William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, who had Devonshire House built on the then fashionable Piccadilly .

In the 1930s, Benton Fletcher owned Old Devonshire House and housed his keyboard collection . He donated the house and his keyboard collection to the National Trust in November 1937 . In May 1941 the house was destroyed during a bombing raid by the German Air Force on Holborn. Most of the keyboard collection had previously been evacuated to Gloucestershire . It has remained there to this day and is currently on view at Fenton House in Hampstead.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stephen Denford, David A. Hayes: Streets East of Bloomsbury. Camden History Society, London 2008, pp. 26-27.
  2. ↑ Old Devonshire House, 48 Devonshire Street, W.1. The Residence of Major Benton Fletcher. In country life . April 17, 1937, pp. 80-84.
  3. ^ Benton Fletcher: Old Devonshire House, Bloomsbury. In: Apollo Magazine. Volume XXVII. No. 61, May 1938, pp. 242-244.
  4. ^ Benton Fletcher: Early Music at Old Devonshire House. In: The Listener . No. 508, October 6, 1938, pp. 713-714.
  5. ^ London: Houses: Old Devonshire House, London (1938) . Concert Programs , accessed September 23, 2015.

Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '12 "  N , 0 ° 7' 14.5"  W.