Lieutenant-Colonel James Burton was the most successful property developer of Regency and of Georgian London, in which he built over 3000 properties in 250 acres. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography says that Burton was "the most successful developer in late Georgian London, responsible for some of its most characteristic architecture".
Pyramidal Tomb of James Burton (1761–1837) and Burton family at St Leonards-on-Sea, England
James Burton (1761 - 1837), the most successful property developer of Regency and of Georgian London.
The Burtons' mansion, The Holme of Regent's Park, which was designed by Burton's son Decimus Burton, has been described as 'one of the most desirable private homes in London' by the architectural scholar Guy Williams.
Burton was a cousin of the poet Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet.
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Chester Terrace is one of the neo-classical terraces in Regent's Park, London. The terrace has the longest unbroken facade in Regent's Park, of about 280 metres (920 ft). It takes its name from one of the titles of George IV before he became king, Earl of Chester. It now lies within the London Borough of Camden.
North end
South end
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