From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extract text : " SOMERSET HOUSE.—This view shows the river facade of Somerset House, but the principal entrance is on the south side of the Strand. It was built by Sir William Chambers in 1776-86 on the site Of the Old Somerset House, which was the residence of the Protector Somerset, 1549, and afterwards used as the dower house for the queens of England. The Embankment frontage is 780 feet long, and the terrace is 50 feet high and 50 feet broad. There are over 900 persons employed in this building, which is occupied by various pu
From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extract text : " SOMERSET HOUSE.—This view shows the river facade of Somerset House, but the principal entrance is on the south side of the Strand. It was built by Sir William Chambers in 1776-86 on the site Of the Old Somerset House, which was the residence of the Protector Somerset, 1549, and afterwards used as the dower house for the queens of England. The Embankment frontage is 780 feet long, and the terrace is 50 feet high and 50 feet broad. There are over 900 persons employed in this building, which is occupied by various public offces, including the Audit Offce, the Inland Revenue Offce, the Offce of the Registrar-General, the Admiralty Register, and Doctors' Commons Will Offce. In the department for Literary Inquiry, open from 10 till 3 , may be seen the wills of Shakespeare, Dr. Johnson and others. Somerset House is open every day, and visitors are admitted free, but fees are charged for the examination of wills "
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