Talk:Park Crescent, London

Latest comment: 7 years ago by Donlammers in topic History

History edit

The Crown Estate was formed in 1961, and includes multiple holdings including this one. I hope I'm correct in assuming that it was Park Crescent was started in 1806, not the Crown Estate properties. In addition, if you go here there is a slightly different history, with design starting in 1811 and building in 1812 ("The Royal crescent was built by Henry Peto between 1812-1820"). And, the builder is different. However, lower down this article seems to contain information directly lifted from Wikipedia. Also, this is listed as Amazon Properties now (see here), with possible previous owners (presumably after The Crown Estate) - see here. Don Lammers (talk) 19:22, 27 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

There is missing information that I just don't have the time to do research on now, so I'm putting what I have here. Hopefully I can come back and do more in the not too distant future, but don't hesitate to use this information if you have the inclination to expand the article.

  • Rebuilt after WWII in replica. See here. No details on this, but since the The Crown Estate was formed in 1961, I'm assuming that it was .
  • Seem to be missing at least one property transfer here.
  • PCW Property Holding paid £105 million for the property in 2013. See here.
  • Proposal to demolish the post-war façade and build a replica that more closely resembles the original John Nash façade. See here.
  • Ice house found under property, and plans revised to preserve it.
  • Despite local opposition (see , approved by the Westminster City Council on 6 July 2015 and London Mayor Boris Johnson on 13 August 2015. See here and here.
  • Seem to be missing at least one property transfer here.
  • The property was purchased by Amazon Property Plc from The Great Capital Partnership - a joint venture between Great Portland Estates Plc and Capco Plc for GBP47 million. See here. Don Lammers (talk) 21:33, 27 November 2016 (UTC)Reply