...family. That nobleman resided here for several years subsequent to the Restoration, but he eventually sold the whole estate for building on, and several...but their particular appellations are George Street, Filliers Street, Duke Street, Qff * Vide " Journals of the House of Commons," April 13, 1645. Alley,...

...family. That nobleman resided here for several years subsequent to the Restoration, but he eventually sold the whole estate for building on, and several...appellations are George Street, Villiers Street, Duke Street, Off * Vide " Journals of the House of Commons," April 2S, 1645. Alley, and Buckingham Street; the distinctive...

...(says Brayley), ' resided here for several years subsequent to the Restoration ; but he eventually sold the whole estate for building on, and several streets were raised oa the site of the old house and grounds. These, for a long period, went under the general name of...

...streets and alleys, in which the name of this uuprincipled nobleman is yet perpetuated, they being called George Street, Villiers Street, Duke Street, Of Alley, and Buckingham Street. The buildings were called York Buildings, a name still preserved in the neighbourhood, which has, however,...

...down, and various streets were built on the site ; they preserve his worthless name in the titles, "George Street, Villiers Street, Duke Street, Of Alley, and Buckingham Street." The house was a noble building remarkable for the sumptuous character of its internal fittings, as well...

...neighbourhood bear the names of the last Duke, who kept " tremendous " and quite regal state in York House — George Street, Villiers Street, Duke Street, Of Alley, and Buckingham Street. The witty Earl of Dorset, the eccentric Duchess of Newcastle who founded the Royal Institution, and Harley,...

...Duke sold the house and gardens in 1672. The house was then pulled down, and on the site were built George Street, Villiers Street, Duke Street, Of Alley, and Buckingham Street; the first and the fourth are now called York Buildings and York Place. There is an engraving of York House...

...Duke sold the house and gardens in 1672. The house was then pulled down, and on the site were built George Street, Villiers Street, Duke Street, Of Alley, and Buckingham Street; the first and the fourth are now called York Buildings and York Place. There is an engraving of York House...

...Duke sold the house and gardens in 1672. The house was then pulled down, and on the site were built George Street, Villiers Street, Duke Street, Of Alley, and Buckingham Street; the first and the fourth are now called York Buildings and York Place. There is an engraving of York House...