The family moved to Leicester House in 1742, and it was to remain the prince’s home until his death nine years later, and that of his widow until her death in 1764.
HRH Prince Henry was born on 7 November 1745 at Leicester House, London to Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach, and his wife The Princess of Wales.
HRH Princess Louisa was born on 19 March 1749, at Leicester House, Westminster, London, and was christened there on 11 April.
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The delay in raising him to the peerage was due to the hostility of George II, who resented Henley's former support of the Prince of Wales's faction, known as the Leicester House party; and it was in order that he might preside as Lord High Steward at the trial of the Earl Ferrers for murder in 1760 that he then received his patent.
Flinders Lane has many notable multi-storey warehouses, some included on the Victorian Heritage Register; including Leicester House (1888), Murray House, Chapter House (1891) by William Butterfield, Ross House (1898) by Sulman & Power, Milton House (1901) by Sydney Smith & Ogg, Tomasetti Warehouse, Manchester House and the Majorca Building (1928) by Harry Norris.