George Frederick Tippett
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George Frederick Tippett was a Victorian builder and enterpreneur who developed much of the former St Quintin Estate in Notting Hill
, London. He is responsible for the construction of many buildings in the area which remain today, including Pinehurst Court
, a portered Victorian
mansion block at 1-9 Colville Gardens
in Notting Hill
.
Tippett was active in the Paddington
area in the 1860s, by now a wealthy builder who around this time was constructing a substantial number of sizeable terrace houses in Leinster Square, Prince's Square, and elsewhere in the vicinity of Paddington. . Two of his relatives, Thomas Sheade Tippett and John Tippett assisted him with the development of his Kensington estate.
Tippett began to develop the former St Quintin Estate in the 1870s. The houses were intended as single family homes for the well-to-do but from the beginning it proved difficult to attract wealthy buyers to the area, and as early as 1888 many of his buildings began to be subdivided into flats.
In 1885 Tippett was declared bankrupt. He attributed his failure to "his inability to let a large portion of his property and to the pressure of secured creditors". Gradually the character of the buildings declined as wealthier tenants left the area.
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
, London. He is responsible for the construction of many buildings in the area which remain today, including Pinehurst Court
Pinehurst Court
Pinehurst Court is a portered Victorian mansion block at 1-9 Colville Gardens, just off Colville Terrace and near the Portobello Market in Notting Hill, London, England.-History:...
, a portered Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
mansion block at 1-9 Colville Gardens
Colville Gardens
Colville Gardens is a Victorian cul-de-sac street in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, located north of Colville Terrace and east of the Portobello Market in Notting Hill, London, England...
in Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
.
Biography
Tippett was born in 1829.Tippett was active in the Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
area in the 1860s, by now a wealthy builder who around this time was constructing a substantial number of sizeable terrace houses in Leinster Square, Prince's Square, and elsewhere in the vicinity of Paddington. . Two of his relatives, Thomas Sheade Tippett and John Tippett assisted him with the development of his Kensington estate.
Tippett began to develop the former St Quintin Estate in the 1870s. The houses were intended as single family homes for the well-to-do but from the beginning it proved difficult to attract wealthy buyers to the area, and as early as 1888 many of his buildings began to be subdivided into flats.
In 1885 Tippett was declared bankrupt. He attributed his failure to "his inability to let a large portion of his property and to the pressure of secured creditors". Gradually the character of the buildings declined as wealthier tenants left the area.