In 1895, the Secretary of State for India secured the tenancy of Dorchester House in Park Lane London for the visit of Amir of Afghanistan's son Shahzada Nasrullah Khan.
In 1890, the India Office leased 800 acres of ground with buildings in the parishes of Winkfield, Easthampstead and Sandhurst Berkshire from the Crown. The land was to be used as a forest training ground.
In 1804 the East India Company purchased a piece of freehold ground with a dwelling house in Church Row (formerly Magpie Alley), Fenchurch Street, from Eleazer Philip Salomons for £3,500. The house was auctioned in lots for £705 2s 5d soon after it was acquired and the materials were cleared from...
Cumberland Wharf and Warehouses Near Hanover Stairs Rotherhithe
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The East India Company purchased the unexpired term of a lease of Cumberland Wharf in 1764 from Johnson and Company for £500, and in 1775 assigned the remainder of the term for £120 per annum to Christian Poppe, warehousekeeper at Lyons Quay [or Botolph Wharf]. The Company was granted another lea...
Cromwell House, 21 Cromwell Road, South Kensington
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In June 1910, the Secretary of State purchased a lease for 21 years on Cromwell House from the trustees of the will of Charles James Freke. The house was used as a hostel for Indian students, and also provided accommodation for the Educational Adviser and for societies and associations interested...
Rooms on the second and third floors of 1 Great George Street were rented by the India Office for an initial term of 6 months and thereafter on a yearly basis.
Private Trade Warehouse: Leadenhall Street and Billiter Street
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The warehouse was built by the East India Company in a number of stages between 1752 and 1766 on ground in Leadenhall Street, Billiter Lane, and Sugar Loaf Court purchased from Colonel Philip Roberts, Thomas Norcliffe, Susannah Hollond, Thomas Plant, St Bartholomew's Hospital, and Groves Wheeler.