Carlton House Terrace & Duke of York's Column, from St James's Park

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Carlton House Terrace & Duke of York's Column, from St James's Park

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)

Price

£3,250

Signed

Signed

Medium

Watercolour with pencil

Dimensions

6 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches

Illustrated

The World's Metropolis, or Mighty London, London: Read & Co, 1851-55, facing page 35 (Engraved by Allom?)

Exhibited

'Chris Beetles Summer Show', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, 2018, no 28;
'The London Show 1750-2025', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, March 2025

After the demolition of Carlton House in 1820, renowned architect, John Nash (1752-1835) was asked to redesign the site as part of a scheme to improve St James’s Park. He proposed three terraces of houses on the north of the park, on the Carlton House site, and three on the south side overlooking Birdcage Walk. Only two of the Carlton House Terrace blocks were built, to designs by Nash and Decimus Burton (1800-1881) and Nash also designed the new home for the United Services Club (1828) which since 1978 has been occupied by the Institute of Directors (visible to the rear at the base of Lower Regent Street). The Duke of York’s Column, erected in 1834 at the top of the steps descending into the Mall, is surmounted by a bronze statue of Frederick, Duke of York by Richard Westmacott (1775-1856).

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