This corner terrace house of c.1722 accommodated a wide range of people in its first 180 years, many of them connected to the Houses of Parliament or school nearby.
20th century residents included the journalist Charles Geake, Arts and Crafts architect Detmar Blow, and businessman and Conservative MP Edward Fielden. It was later the home of publisher and designer Brian Batsford and, inevitably, numerous politicians. One of these, Richard Sharples, resigned his seat in 1972 to take up the position of Governor of Bermuda. He was shot dead by assassins the following year.