Carlton House Terrace

Carlton House Terrace Review

Architect John Nash designed Carlton House, a glorious example of the Regency style, between 1812 and 1830, under the patronage of George IV (Prince Regent until George III's death in 1820). Nash was the architect of the grand scheme for Regent Street, which started here and ended with the sweep of neoclassical houses encircling Regent's Park, where the Prince Regent, who lived at Carlton House, had plans to build a country villa. Even though Carlton House was considered a most extravagant building for its time, it was demolished after the prince's accession to the throne, and Nash built Carlton House Terrace, no less imposing, with white-stucco facades and massive Corinthian columns, in its place. Carlton Terrace was a smart address and one that prime ministers Gladstone (1856) and Palmerston (1857-75) enjoyed. Today Carlton House Terrace houses the Royal College of Pathologists (No. 2), the Royal Society (No. 6-9), whose members have included Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin, and the Turf Club (No. 5).