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4 unusual facts about Park Place


Conway's Bridge

Conway's Bridge is an ornamental rustic arched stone structure close to the River Thames on the estate of Park Place, Berkshire, England.

Park Place, Berkshire

These provided inspiration for his own new garden, now better known as the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Pratt's

It was established in 1857, with premises in a multi-storey town house in Park Place, off St James' Street.

Steensen Varming

The Dublin office wins the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland Award of Excellence for Park Place.


Humphrey Gainsborough

Gainsborough designed Conway's Bridge, built in 1763 at Park Place close to Henley, an interesting rustic arched stone structure that still carries traffic on the road between Wargrave and Henley today.


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American Society of Dental Surgeons

Six years later, at a meeting at the home of Solyman Brown B.A., M.A., M.D., D.D.S. at 17 Park Place in New York City, on August 10, 1840, Chapin A. Harris in a motion that "resolved that a National Society be formed." was instrumental in its creation.

Blades Club

Blades is situated on “Park Street” (correct name Park Place) off of St James's Street, at the approximate location of the real-life club Pratt's.

Caesars Entertainment

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., the now defunct company that was Park Place Entertainment, Bally's, and formerly the gambling arm of Hilton Hotels, and purchased by Harrah's Entertainment

George baronets

The George Baronetcy, of Park Place in the County of Middlesex and of St Stephen's Green in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

Maryland Route 700

The four-lane divided highway continues south as Chesapeake Park Place, which leads into Lockheed Martin's Middle River Complex, a facility of the company's Mission Systems & Sensors business segment.

New York Mosque

Park51, a planned Islamic mosque and cultural center to be located on Park Place.

Park Place Gallery

Many of the sculptors, painters and other artists who exhibited in Park Place Gallery were interested in cutting edge architecture, electronic music, and minimal art.

Royal Over-Seas League

The London clubhouse is at the end of Park Place, a cul-de-sac off St James's Street in the West End backing onto Green Park and has its own private garden; the Edinburgh clubhouse at 100 Princes Street overlooks Princes Street Gardens and has unrestricted views of Edinburgh Castle.

Sally Salisbury

After Wisebourne's death she moved on to the house of Mother Needham in Park Place.

Soho Properties

In July 2009, it purchased the 47–51 Park Place building on the site of the planned then-called Cordoba House, now officially titled Park51 and popularly dubbed by some American commentators the "Ground Zero Mosque".

St James's Street

A series of small side streets on its western side lead to some extremely expensive properties overlooking Green Park, including Spencer House and the Royal Over-Seas League at the end of Park Place.