Spencer Compton

Spencer Compton is a work of art in Westminster, Greater London, England. Spencer Compton is situated nearby to Banqueting House, as well as near the work of art Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Also known as: “Spencer Compton, 8th Duke of Devonshire”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Banqueting House.

Leicester Square

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

The Banqueting House, on Whitehall in the City of Westminster, central London, is the grandest and best-known survivor of the architectural genre of banqueting houses, constructed for elaborate entertaining.

Palace of Whitehall

Archaeological site

Photo: Hendrick Danckerts, Public domain.

The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire. Palace of Whitehall is situated 490 feet east of Spencer Compton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.

Whitehall

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.

Westminster

Quarter

Photo: Pablo BM, CC BY 2.0.

Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

Covent Garden

Photo: Hamster28, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Covent Garden is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of London, and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.

Spencer Compton

Category: tourism
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50485° or 51° 30′ 18″ north

Longitude

-0.12615° or 0° 7′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C3XGV3F+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 25507023

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge and London Garrison Headquarters (Horse Guards).

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Drawing Room and Horse Guards Avenue.

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