Langham Place

Langham Pl., Cavendish-square, extends from the northern extremity of Regent-street, to the south end of Portland-place. It derives its name from the contiguous mansion of Sir James Langham, Bart., upon whose ground it is built.

Langham Place, Regent Street, so called after Sir James Langham, Bart., of Cottesbrook, Northamptonshire, who owned the ground. The church, with its extinguisher-like steeple, was built 1822–1824, from the designs of John Nash, and is dedicated to All Souls. The Langham Hotel opposite the church, one of the finest in the country, was erected, 1864–1865, from the designs of Messrs. Giles and Murray, at a cost of about £300,000. In No. 15 (now No. 6 Portland Place) Sir James Mackintosh died, May 30, 1832. He was buried at Hampstead. James Fergusson, F.R.S., the author of the History of Architecture, lived for many years at No. 20, part of a block of buildings erected 1842–1843.