His building, “Italianate in style and deriving a certain grandeur from its hexastyle portico of Corinthian orders” was on the site where the U.S. Dunstan’s, originally called Hertford Villa, commissioned by the Third Marquess of Hertford and designed by the 25-year-old architect Decimus Burton. It consisted of fifty-six villas and a zoo – which is still there – but by the time George IV became King costs had skyrocketed and only eight villas were built. With the draftsman James Morgan, Nash began an elaborate plan for the development of the whole area. The land remained rural countryside until the 19th century when John Nash was Architect to the Woods and Forests Department, and friend of the Prince of Wales, the future King George IV. King Charles II had the whole area “disparked” and toward the end of the 17th century Lord Arlington was given one of the first private leases. Over the years, King Henry Vlll hunted there, Queen Elizabeth I used it for entertaining dignitaries and King James I offered it as collateral to raise money to go to war. Half a century before the Norman Conquest the land belonged to the Abbey of Barking. The house stands behind fifteen-foot high iron gates on land that was once part of a “great forest, with wooded glades and lairs of wild beasts, deer both red and fallow, wild bulls and boars”. James’s – occupying twelve and a half acres on the northwest side. Winfield House from the front lawn Winfield HouseĪ map of Regent’s Park shows Winfield House – the residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Court of St. Ambassador Jane Hartley presents her credentials to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.Department of State Counselor Derek Chollet visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland.Readout of Vice President Harris’s Calls with European Leaders.FACT SHEET: United States Bans Imports of Russian Oil, Liquefied Natural Gas, and Coal.– UK Joint Statement on Green Shipping Corridor Collaboration Announcement at COP27 World Leaders Summit AMERICAN EMBASSY PRIVATE PENSION SCHEME.Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Russian Aggression Towards Ukraine.The Stakes of Russian Aggression for Ukraine and Beyond.Readout of President Biden’s Video Call with European Leaders on Russia and Ukraine.How Russia conducts false flag operations. ![]() Citizens: ROAD CLOSURES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CHANGES DURING CORONATION WEEKEND, MAY 06 – 08, 2023 () Citizens: SECURITY ALERT – REPORTS OF SECURITY INCIDENT IN NOTTINGHAM CITY CENTRE (13 June 2023) Security Alert: UPDATE TO PREVIOUS SECURITY ALERT – SAFE TO RE-ENTER NOTTINGHAM CITY CENTRE FOLLOWING SECURITY INCIDENT (13 June 2023).Chargé d’Affaires a.i Reeker at the 2021 Fulbright Reception.Chargé d’Affaires Reeker visits RAF Fairford.Chargé d’Affaires Reeker at the Pacific Futures Forum aboard HMS Prince of Wales. ![]()
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