BRIEF HISTORY DURING THE SNOW ERA (1813-58)

Cornwall Terrace was named after an earlier title of King George IV, that is Duke of Cornwall.  The edifice was designed by young Decimus Burton in 1820 under the guidance of John Nash.  The original rough sketches for the terrace was drawn by Nash, then given to Burton for completion.  The terrace consisted of 19 houses. 

The location in the 1859 map is in the lower center of cell G9. 

Sources: 

Hansen M. 2000 Years of London, 1967.

Weinreb B, Hibbert C (eds). The London Encyclopaedia, 1993.

View of Cornwall Terrace in 1827 Click here to see 32 years earlier

Old Ordnance Survey Maps of 1870 Click here to see more details nine years later