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unusual facts about Portman Estate


Portman Estate

The present grid layout of streets was established when the Estate was developed in the 18th Century and it is characterised by Georgian architecture, similar to Edinburgh's New Town.


Portman baronets

Sir William Portman had acquired land in Marylebone, London, which through the later housing developments of Henry William Portman became the Portman Estate, which today is one of Central London's largest landlords and is still the basis of the wealth of the Portman family.

Viscount Portman

He had acquired land in Marylebone, London, which - through the later housing developments of Henry William Portman, who turned it into the Portman Estate - is still the base of the Portman family wealth.


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