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![Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456](/t/106/holland-house-library-air-raid-bb83-04456-1326365.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456</figcaption></b><br>HOLLAND HOUSE, Kensington, London. An interior view of the bombed library at Holland House with readers apparently choosing books regardless of the damage. Photographed in 1940. The House was heavily bombed during World War II and remained derelict until 1952 when parts of the remains were preserved. Holland House, originally known as Cope Castle, was a great house in Kensington in London, situated in what is now Holland Park. Created in 1605 in the Elizabethan or Jacobean style for the diplomat Sir Walter Cope, the building later passed to the powerful Rich family, then the Fox family, under whose ownership it became a noted gathering-place for Whigs in the 19th century. The house was largely destroyed by German firebombing during the Blitz in 1940; today only the east wing and some ruins of the ground floor still remain. In 1940, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth attended the last great ball held at the house. A few weeks later, on 7 September, the German bombing raids on London that would come to be known as the Blitz began. During the night of 27 September, Holland House was hit by twenty-two incendiary bombs during a ten-hour raid. The house was largely destroyed, with only the east wing, and, miraculously, almost all of the library remaining undamaged. Surviving volumes included the sixteenth-century Boxer Codex. Holland House was granted Grade I listed building status in 1949, under the auspices of the Town and Country Planning Act 1947; the Act sought to identify and preserve buildings of special historic importance, prompted by the damage caused by wartime bombing. The building remained a burned-out ruin until 1952, when its owner, Giles Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester, sold it to the London County Council (LCC). The remains of the building passed from the LCC to its successor, the Greater London Council (GLC) in 1965, and upon the dissolution of the GLC in 1986 to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Today, the remains of Holland House form a backdrop for the open air Holland Park Theatre, home of Opera Holland Park. The YHA (England and Wales) "London Holland Park" youth hostel is now located in the house. The Orangery is now an exhibition and function space, with the adjoining former Summer Ballroom now a restaurant, The Belvedere. The former ice house is now a gallery space.<br><em>© Historic England Archive</em>")
![Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044](/t/106/lawrence-duke-wellington-j040044-480574.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington " portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Lords Cricket Ground 24418_024](/t/106/lords-cricket-ground-24418-024-1705215.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lords Cricket Ground 24418_024</figcaption></b><br>LORDS CRICKET GROUND, St Johns Wood, London. Founded on this site in 1814 the "Home of Cricket" is owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and is host to Middlesex County Cricket and the England and Wales Cricket Board. The match in progress is the first day of Middlesex versus Hampshire in the County Championship. Photographed 8th August 2006.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Larkin - Richard Sackville J920333](/t/106/larkin-richard-sackville-j920333-436057.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Larkin - Richard Sackville J920333</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. " Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset " 1613 by William LARKIN (died 1619). Sometimes mistaken for his brother Edward due to an erroneous inscription.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Battle of Waterloo map J020089](/t/106/battle-waterloo-map-j020089-4518071.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Battle of Waterloo map J020089</figcaption></b><br>WALMER CASTLE, Kent. "Battle of Waterloo &c" map "Exhibiting the Situation of the Armies on the 16th, 17th & 18th of June 1815". Battle of Ligny, Battle of Quatre Bras, Battle of Waterloo and Battle of Wavre.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Sargent - Margaret Hyde, Countess of Suffolk J020044](/t/106/sargent-margaret-hyde-countess-suffolk-j020044-628087.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Sargent - Margaret Hyde, Countess of Suffolk J020044</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Margaret Hyde, 19th Countess of Suffolk " ('Daisy', nee Leiter), 1898 by John Singer SARGENT (1856-1925).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Engraving of Marble Hill House J900203](/t/106/engraving-marble-hill-house-j900203-1358747.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Engraving of Marble Hill House J900203</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Middlesex. "The Countess of Suffolk's House" after Augustin Heckell. Coloured engraving. 1749.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Griffin Park, Brentford 24409_032](/t/106/griffin-park-brentford-24409-032-1828553.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Griffin Park, Brentford 24409_032</figcaption></b><br>GRIFFIN PARK STADIUM, Brentford. Aerial view of the home of Brentford Football Club "The Bees" since 1904. Photographed in August 2006.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Charles I and Prince Charles J900213](/t/106/charles-i-prince-charles-j900213-5237548.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Charles I and Prince Charles J900213</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond-upon-Thames, Greater London. "King Charles I and Prince Charles" (later Charles II) after Sir Anthony VAN DYCK (1599-1641). Painting oil on canvas.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Lords Cricket Ground 24418_035](/t/106/lords-cricket-ground-24418-035-1705381.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lords Cricket Ground 24418_035</figcaption></b><br>LORDS CRICKET GROUND, St Johns Wood, London. Founded on this site in 1814 the "Home of Cricket" is owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and is host to Middlesex County Cricket and the England and Wales Cricket Board. The Pavilion, shown here, was built in 1889-90 and is a Grade II* listed building. Primarily used by members of the MCC, it contains the famous Long Room, honours boards and the dressing rooms for the two teams.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Seascape with Dover Castle K940794](/t/106/seascape-dover-castle-k940794-1525891.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Seascape with Dover Castle K940794</figcaption></b><br>WALMER CASTLE, Kent. "Seascape with Dover Castle". Artist unknown. Early 18th century.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
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