Leicester House

There have been two mansions in London, England called Leicester House:

  • A house in the Strand near the Temple: Leicester House, Strand. This existed in the Tudor period, and possibly earlier (and was also known as Essex House).
  • A 17th century mansion from which Leicester Square takes its name. See the article about the square for further details.

Famous quotes containing the word house:

    This is the house that Jack built.

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    That lay in the house that Jack built.
    Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 1–3)