Bedford House, London
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Bedford House, London was a prominent aristocratic residence in Bloomsbury that served as the London home of the Russell family, Dukes of Bedford, during the 17th and 18th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bedford House, London canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic townhouse
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | aristocratic London mansion of the Stuart and Georgian periods ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Russell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Dukes of Bedford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earls of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | City of Westminster (historic metropolitan area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| demolishedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| era |
Georgian period
ⓘ
Stuart period ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | no longer extant ⓘ |
| historicalRole | center of Russell family influence in London ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bloomsbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | London Borough of Camden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Bloomsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Covent Garden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | the north side of what became Bloomsbury Square ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the principal London seat of the Dukes of Bedford
ⓘ
its large gardens extending across Bloomsbury ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Dukes of Bedford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bedford Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
family residence
ⓘ
social and political venue for the Russell family ⓘ |
| replacedBy | terraced houses around Bloomsbury Square ⓘ |
| servedAs |
London residence of the Dukes of Bedford
ⓘ
London residence of the Russell family ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| use |
aristocratic residence
ⓘ
noble family seat in London ⓘ town house ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.