45 and 46 Clarges Street are two Grade II listed townhouses built around 1730–1750, located in Clarges Street in the Mayfair district of London.[1]
Architecture
editThe Historic England listing describes them as "Brown brick with stuccoed ground floors. 4 storeys and basements. Each 3 windows wide. Doorways to left and right respectively … "[1] Number 45 has "c. 1800 cast iron balcony to 1st floor and balconette to central 2nd floor window" and number 46 has "wrought iron balconette to 1st floor".[1]
Residents
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Mary Robinson moved to number 45 in 1788.[2] A plaque noting the residence of Charles James Fox, a British whig, is at number 46,[1] which is currently occupied by the Fox Club, a gentlemen's club.[3] Stephen Dowell died at number 46 in 1898.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Historic England (9 January 1970). "45 and 46, Clarges Street W1 (Grade II) (1066252)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Byrne, Paula (2004). Perdita: The Literary, Theatrical, Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson. New York: Random House. ISBN 9781400061488. OCLC 320326538.
- ^ Shalam, Sally (6 May 2006). "The Fox Club, London W1". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Dowell, Stephen (1965). A History of Taxation and Taxes in England. New York: A. M. Kelley. p. xli. OCLC 1149504528.
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