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- ↑ Anthony Sutcliffe London: An Architectural History 2006 p.60 0300110065 "One such was Harcourt House, Cavendish Square (demolished), built in about 1720 by Thomas Archer. It had a screen wall and a courtyard, ..."
- ↑ Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions p.190
- ↑ Survey of London