145 Piccadilly

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145 Piccadilly was a large terraced townhouse on Piccadilly in the London district of Mayfair that was built in the late 18th century. It was the residence of Hamar Bass in the late 19th century, and from 1926 to 1936 was home to the Duke and Duchess of York (subsequently King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) and their two young daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. It was badly damaged in a German air raid in 1940, during World War II, and demolished in 1959.

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