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All Souls' Church was built in 1822-4
by John Nash. The circular portico, free standing columns and needle like
spire, was designed to round off the vista when looking up Regent street.
The square was built in 1764-84,
at the then edge of the town. There are still some fine old houses around
the square, in particular Home House at number 20, built by Robert Adam
in 1773-7. The northwestern
part ot the square used to be the site uf Monatagu House. The owner, Elizabeth
Monatagu, used to provide a Roast Beef diiner for all chimney-sweeps and
their apprentices on May Day. One of them later became a builder and named
Monatagu Square after her. The house was destroyed during the war. At
number 21 is the Heinz Gallery the home of an Architecture Museum
In Gloucester Place there are still some old houses
from about 1810, with
old lamp brackets. Dickens wrote "Our Mutual Friend" at 57,
Wilkie Collins lived at 65 and Elizabeth Barrett Browing at 99.
Baker Street runs north from Portman Square.
On the north side of Manchester Square in the Wallace
collection. Welbeck street has many 18 century houses. Harley street is
renowned for it's medical prectices. Cavendish Square still has some of
it's original houses. Lord Nelson used to live at number 5.
