Old Devonshire House
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Old Devonshire House at 48 Boswell Street, Theobalds Road, Bloomsbury
, London, was the earlier Cavendish London house, sold by William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
, who built Devonshire House
in fashionable Piccadilly
. It was owned by Benton Fletcher in the 1930s and 1940s, and housed his keyboard collection. It was destroyed by a bomb during the Blitz
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Bloomsbury
-Places:* Bloomsbury is an area in central London.* Bloomsbury , related local government unit* Bloomsbury, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA* Bloomsbury , listed on the NRHP in Maryland...
, London, was the earlier Cavendish London house, sold by William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Hon. Rachel Russell....
, who built Devonshire House
Devonshire House
Devonshire House in Piccadilly was the London residence of the Dukes of Devonshire in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was built for William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire in the Palladian style, to designs by William Kent...
in fashionable Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Piccadilly is a major street in central London, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is completely within the city of Westminster. The street is part of the A4 road, London's second most important western artery. St...
. It was owned by Benton Fletcher in the 1930s and 1940s, and housed his keyboard collection. It was destroyed by a bomb during the Blitz
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
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