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The Cavendish Conference Centre is a five minute walks from Oxford Circus and Great Portland Street Underground Stations 10 mins from Euston & Marylebone mainline stations.
History
[edit]Cavendish Conference Centre is located at 22 Duchess Mews London W1G 9DT, in the London Borough of Westminster The centre lies beneath a number of Grade 11 buildings designed by the [1] Adam Brothers. Pehaps most important is Thomas Hope's House in Duchess Street (celebrated regency connisseur, collector and designer and author) known originally as Clerk House and latter renamed Duchess Mansion the house was built by Adam in 1768 -71, after fire damage it was rebult again by Adam for Clerk and his wife the former dowager countess of Warwick at her expense in 1771-1775. This is and was a fashionable part of town with the Earls of Bessborough, Gainsborough, Harcourt and Winchelsea [1]living nearby. The House itself is exceptional in Adams career in that it takes the form of a Parisian Hotel. For more details [2] [3][4]
Immediately across the road at 61 New Cavendish Street lived Natural History Museum creator Alfred Waterhouse
Directly opposite the venue is the fictional headquarters of the hit TV show the Avengers The Avengers
The Site itself like so much of the area sits on freehold land owned by the DeWalden Estate For a brief history of the estate see Sandfords area guides
Landmarks
[edit]The centre is within a 2 min walk of the following: [2]BBC Headquarters [3] All souls Church Regents Park [4] Marylebone High Street] John Lewis Store
The Venue
[edit]Somewhat unique in London The Cavendish Conference Centre houses a tiered classroom style auditorium seating 250 delegates. In addition there are 6 additional meeting and catering meeting rooms.
The venue is currently one of the leading proponents of the Green Meetings Movement. Current innovations include: - Verifiable land fill neutral status - Menus showing detailed of origin, down to the herd for all meats etc - Menus designed to minimize food waste, our largest single waste stream - Incentives for organizers to minimize paper usage
For further details see [5] [6] [7]
References
[edit]- ^ A point made in Taraa Draper, Chandos House, georgian Group Journal, Vol V11, 1997
- ^ A.T. Bolton The Architecture of Robert and James Adam 1922
- ^ David Watkin, thomas Hope (1769-1831) and the Neo- Classical Idea, London 1968
- ^ Peter Thornton and David Watkin 'New Light on the Hope Mansion in Duchess Street, APOLLO, vol CXXV1 1987
- ^ http://awards.visitlondon.com/awards-2009-categories-and-shortlisted-entries
- ^ http://www.green-mark.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.green-business.co.uk/