Hanover Terrace

Hanover Terrace overlooks Regent's Park in City of Westminster, London, England. The terrace is a Grade I listed building.[1]

Hanover Terrace, NW1

History

It was designed by Sir John Nash in 1822.[2] It has a centre and two wing buildings, of the Doric order, the acroterion of which are surmounted by statues and other sculptural ornaments in terra cotta. The centre building is crowned by a well proportioned pediment, the tympanum of which is embellished with statues and figures. The style of architecture employed by the artist is Italian or Palladian. The capitals are well proportioned in design, and well executed, but the entablature is weak in profile for the height of the building. The stories of the mansions are lofty, and the domestic arrangement of the various rooms convenient. The situation of this terrace is near the northwestern extremity of the western branch of the park's lake.[3]

There are three blue plaques on the street: one at no.10 for Ralph Vaughan Williams,[4] one at no.11 for Anthony Salvin,[5] and one at no.13 for H. G. Wells.[6]

References
  1. Historic England. "Hanover Terrace (1279085)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "Hanover Terrace, a John Nash gem on sale for £34m," By Ed Cumming. The Telegraph, July 10, 2013.
  3. Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1827). Metropolitan Improvements: Or, London in the Nineteenth Century, Displayed in a Series of Engravings of the New Buildings, Improvements, &c. by the Most Eminent Artists from Original Drawings, Taken from the Objects Themselves Expressly for this Work. Jones. pp. 48–. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. "Ralph Vaughan Williams | Composer | Blue Plaques". English Heritage. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. "Anthony Salvin | Architect | Blue Plaques". English Heritage. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. "H. G. Wells | Writer | Blue Plaques". English Heritage. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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