Gardens · London
Nonsuch House
In or near City of London.
Nonsuch House — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- London Bridge · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
Nonsuch House is located in Southwark, London, with the nearest railway station being London Bridge, which is 0.3 km away. Entry is free, and the site is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is SE1 9BA.
About
Nonsuch House is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Nonsuch House was a four-storey house on London Bridge, completed in 1579. It is the earliest documented prefabricated building. Originally constructed in the Netherlands, it was taken apart and shipped to London in pieces in 1578, where it was reassembled, with each timber being marked so that it could be reconstructed correctly. The name Nonsuch may have referred to Henry VIII's now vanished Nonsuch Palace outside London; it meant there was "none such" anywhere else, that it was an unequalled paragon of its kind. All houses on London Bridge were pulled down in 1757.
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Background
Description
at London.]] Nonsuch House's archway straddled the bridge. The house was in the centre of the bridge with its principal front facing towards the Southwark end, the principal approach to the city of London from the south. Occupying the place of an entrance to the city, it was elaborately carved with ornate decorations on its east and west Dutch stepped gables, which protruded beyond the sides of the bridge. The house was about 27 ft wide with a usable floor 20 ft wide in the middle. Nonsuch House had two fronts to the River Thames with large columns, windows and outside carvings. The square towers at each of its four corners were crowned with onion domes. The house had two sundials on top on…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5075, -0.0871
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 9BA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Phone
- +44 20 7403 6333
- Established
- 1570
- Nearest railway station
- London Bridge — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7049609 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Nonsuch House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nonsuch House?
- Nonsuch House is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 9BA), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- What is Nonsuch House?
- Nonsuch House — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Nonsuch House?
- The nearest railway station is London Bridge, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE1 9BA.
- When was Nonsuch House built?
- Built or established in 1570.
- How do I get to Nonsuch House?
- The nearest railway station is London Bridge, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 9BA.