Site of the 1862 International Exhibition, Cromwell Road, Kensigton, London Holland House was Governor of Gibraltar 1779-83

was Governor of Gibraltar 1779-83 during which time he defended the colony from Spanish attack

View of Swiss Cottage

When the image is held to the light bombs and cannons can be seen devastating the town

John Kemble

The building of the Thames Embankment in the 1860s left it 150 yards from the river

Site of the 1862 International Exhibition, Cromwell Road, Kensigton, London Holland House was Governor of Gibraltar 1779-83Site of the 1862 International Exhibition, Cromwell Road, Kensigton, London, 1862. View of the south entrance of the building, designed by Francis Fowke, which housed the event. Also showing horse drawn traffic in Cromwell Road.