York Gate is an entrance to
Regent's Park
Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwee ...
,
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, designed by
John Nash in 1822.
It separates the east and west parts of
York Terrace
York Terrace overlooks the south side of Regent's Park in Marylebone, City of Westminster, London, England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north ...
. It was designed as five separate houses.
1-5 York Gate
In 1998 1-5 York Gate was acquired by the
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...
thanks to funding from the
Heritage Lottery Fund
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History
The fund's predecessor bodies were ...
.
Past residents have included
Francis Palgrave
Sir Francis Palgrave, (; born Francis Ephraim Cohen, July 1788 – 6 July 1861) was an English archivist and historian. He was Deputy Keeper (chief executive) of the Public Record Office from its foundation in 1838 until his death; and he is ...
,
William Charles Macready
William Charles Macready (3 March 179327 April 1873) was an English actor.
Life
He was born in London the son of William Macready the elder, and actress Christina Ann Birch. Educated at Rugby School where he became headboy, and where now the t ...
and
Stephen William Silver.
Silver developed what became known as the
York Gate Library while a resident there. This consisted of over 5,000 volumes and was subsequently bought by the South Australian branch of the
Royal Geographical Society of Australasia
On 22 June 1883, the Geographical Society of Australasia started at a meeting in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A branch was formed in Victoria in the same year. In July 1885, both the Queensland and the South Australian branches started.
...
.
References
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Regent's Park
John Nash buildings
Regency architecture in London
Buildings and structures completed in 1822