Montagu House
Historic residence · London, England
Politicians, royals & nobility
History
Montagu House was a late 17th-century mansion in Great Russell Street in the Bloomsbury district of London, which became the first home of the British Museum. The first house on the site was destroyed by fire in 1686. The rebuilt house was sold to the British Museum in 1759, and demolished in the 1840s to make way for the present larger building.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Montagu House, Bloomsbury”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu
Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu was an English courtier, diplomat and politician.
From the Wikipedia article “Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting
This building is recorded as a residence of the people listed; it may be privately owned and not open to the public. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.
