Clarendon House (London)
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Clarendon House (London) was a grand 17th-century aristocratic mansion in Piccadilly, once one of the most celebrated great houses of London before its demolition.
All labels observed (1)
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| Clarendon House (London) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3302060 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clarendon House (London) Context triple: [Hyde family, laterSeat, Clarendon House (London)]
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A.
Bridgewater House, London
Bridgewater House in London is a grand 19th-century palatial townhouse, redesigned by architect Charles Barry, historically renowned for housing the celebrated Bridgewater art collection.
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B.
Wellington House, London
Wellington House in London is a government office building that serves as the central administrative base for Public Health England.
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C.
Newcastle House, London
Newcastle House, London was a grand aristocratic townhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields that served as the principal London residence of the powerful Whig statesman Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle.
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D.
Regent House
Regent House is the principal governing body of the University of Cambridge, comprising its senior academic and administrative staff who make key decisions on university policy and governance.
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E.
Latimer House
Latimer House is a historic country house in Buckinghamshire, England, notable as the site where the Commonwealth’s Latimer House Principles on the separation of powers were drafted.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clarendon House (London) Target entity description: Clarendon House (London) was a grand 17th-century aristocratic mansion in Piccadilly, once one of the most celebrated great houses of London before its demolition.
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A.
Bridgewater House, London
Bridgewater House in London is a grand 19th-century palatial townhouse, redesigned by architect Charles Barry, historically renowned for housing the celebrated Bridgewater art collection.
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B.
Wellington House, London
Wellington House in London is a government office building that serves as the central administrative base for Public Health England.
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C.
Newcastle House, London
Newcastle House, London was a grand aristocratic townhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields that served as the principal London residence of the powerful Whig statesman Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle.
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D.
Regent House
Regent House is the principal governing body of the University of Cambridge, comprising its senior academic and administrative staff who make key decisions on university policy and governance.
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E.
Latimer House
Latimer House is a historic country house in Buckinghamshire, England, notable as the site where the Commonwealth’s Latimer House Principles on the separation of powers were drafted.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic mansion
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demolished building ⓘ historic house ⓘ town house ⓘ |
| architect | Roger Pratt ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
English Baroque
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Restoration architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Restoration court society
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political career of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ⓘ |
| buildingType | private residence ⓘ |
| builtFor | Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1667 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1664 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | 1680s ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1683 ⓘ |
| era | Restoration period ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being one of the most celebrated great houses of London in the 17th century
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its grand scale and opulent design ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| followedBy | development of smaller houses and streets on its former site ⓘ |
| hasBasement | true ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | true ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
17th-century engravings
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architectural drawings by contemporaries ⓘ |
| hasGarden | true ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | no longer extant ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | none (demolished before modern listing systems) ⓘ |
| inception | 1660s ⓘ |
| influenced | later aristocratic town houses in London ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
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England ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Piccadilly ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central block with projecting wings
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formal gardens extending towards St. James's ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| owner | Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ⓘ |
| partOf | the development of the West End of London ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | late 1660s to early 1680s ⓘ |
| precededBy | rural estates on the outskirts of London ⓘ |
| reasonForDemolition |
financial difficulties of the owner
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redevelopment of the Piccadilly area ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Piccadilly ⓘ |
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Subject: Clarendon House (London) Description of subject: Clarendon House (London) was a grand 17th-century aristocratic mansion in Piccadilly, once one of the most celebrated great houses of London before its demolition.
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