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Streets of London – Somerset House, Strand circa 1810

“The magnificent modern edifice known by the name of Somerset-House, or Somerset-Place, occupies the site of a palace erected by the Duke of Somerset, the protector, in the time of Edward VI. […] In 1775 the whole of this structure was demolished by act of parliament, and was succeeded by the present superb edifice, erected…

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