tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post1278173367288486907..comments2024-03-14T20:26:26.877+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Housing Westminster's working classCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-11817023451326182832016-01-01T19:52:51.538+00:002016-01-01T19:52:51.538+00:00He was certainly on the right side in this instanc...He was certainly on the right side in this instance! CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-26884818570552306782015-12-23T13:15:16.056+00:002015-12-23T13:15:16.056+00:00Love this story! The Duke of Westminster was the r...Love this story! The Duke of Westminster was the real hero here. I take back everything less than flattering that I had thought about him! Not only did the Duke donated great land for this development, but he also hired the best architect to do the consulting work on Grosvenor House. At the very time of the Great Depression, 1929-35, the Duke could have used a cheap local architect, a cheap design and cheap materials. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com