Guildford House, John Child, Nuthall's Restaurant, and John Martyr blue plaque
Overview
Guildford House, John Child, Nuthall's Restaurant, and John Martyr blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Guildford. This blue commemorative plaque records: Guildford House Guildford House, now the town's art gallery, is a rare example of a Restoration town house. John Child, a wealthy London attorney, began its construction in 1660, incorporating parts of an existing timber-framed building.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Guildford House Guildford House, now the town's art gallery, is a rare example of a Restoration town house.
People and events
The saved account records: John Child has been born in 1629, the son of a Buckinghamshire gentleman, and rose to prominence in Guildford, where he served as mayor in 1676, 1681 and 1691.
How it worked
The saved account records: John Child, a wealthy London attorney, began its construction in 1660, incorporating parts of an existing timber-framed building.
What remains
The saved account records: The entrance steps were removed and bay windows inserted at street level.
Why it mattered
Guildford House, John Child, Nuthall's Restaurant, and John Martyr blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Guildford House Guildford House, now the town's art gallery, is a rare example of a Restoration town house. John Child, a wealthy London attorney, began its construction in 1660, incorporating parts of an existing timber-framed building. It uses classical features in the style made fashionable by Inigo Jones. John Child has been born in 1629, the son of a Buckinghamshire gentleman, and rose to prominence in Guildford, where he served as mayor in 1676, 1681 and 1691. The house seems to have been built in two phases, the first in the… The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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