The Priory, 225 Bedford Hill,

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, London is a grade II listed building, and the scene in 1876 of the death by poisoning of the lawyer

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. The Priory is a double fronted Gothic Revival style villa built in 1812. It has been a grade II listed building since 1970. After Charles Bravo's death, according to the ''

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'', it was "the most famous home in London." It was converted into flats in 1981–1982.

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