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Number 1, Adam Street
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Number 1 Adam Street
Number 1 Adam Street was located on the eastern side of the street, at the south end of the block, with a view of the River Thames from one side.
In the nineteenth century it was joined with number 2 Adam Street, and together they were the home of Rev. Vicesimus Knox from 1812-21, followed by his oldest son, also Vicesimus. In 1840-41 numbers 1 and 2 were occupied by the New Zealand Colonisation Company and its secretary John Ward; in 1844 they were the home of William Bridges Adams, an inventor; and in 1899 Sir John Scott, the judicial adviser to the Khedive of Egypt.
Number 1 Adam Street was located on the eastern side of the street, at the south end of the block, with a view of the River Thames from one side.
In the nineteenth century it was joined with number 2 Adam Street, and together they were the home of Rev. Vicesimus Knox from 1812-21, followed by his oldest son, also Vicesimus. In 1840-41 numbers 1 and 2 were occupied by the New Zealand Colonisation Company and its secretary John Ward; in 1844 they were the home of William Bridges Adams, an inventor; and in 1899 Sir John Scott, the judicial adviser to the Khedive of Egypt.
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Contents of Number 1, Adam Street
- Preliminary designs and finished drawing for the ceiling for the front drawing room, 1769; it is not known if this design was executed (3)
- Design for the chimneypiece for the front drawing room, c1769-70; it is not known if this design was executed (1)
- Design for the chimneypiece for the front parlour, c1769-70; it is not known if this design was executed (1)
- Design for the chimneypiece for the back parlour, c1769-70; it is not known if this design was executed (1)