#Georgian

In #GoughSquare near #FleetStreet is #DrJohnsonsHouse, home to the 18th CE literary genius. Inside this elegant #Georgian townhouse during 1755, #SamuelJohnson completed his monumental #DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage, hailed the “Stonehenge of English”. Here, under candlelight, writer #OliverGoldsmith & painter #JoshuaReynolds would visit to shape the cultural spirit of London.

In Source: Dr. Johnson’s House

7.24 PM, 5 September 2025

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Look up & consider the mastery of the #PlasterworkCeiling inside #StMaryLeStrand, showcasing intricate craftsmanship typically associated with #Georgian & #Victorian eras. In comparison, a very different #Gothic ceiling is in #WestminsterHall which has a #HammerbeamRoof. An exquisite example of a double hammerbeam roof, 1 of only 4 in the world, can be found in #MiddleTemple.

In Source: Inside #StMaryLeStrand

4.55 PM, 2 September 2023

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Connecting artists, makers & thinkers with audiences #SomersetHouse is home to hundreds of diverse creative organisations. Built on the site of a Tudor palace to be a grand public building for government & society benefit, it is a large Neoclassical complex with #Georgian quadrangle #Architecture overlooking the #Thames #StrandAldwych #Westminster #London somersethouse.org.uk

In Source: Somerset House

1.24 PM, 14 September 2022