The Great Lost Gateway of Westminster
In search of the Holbein Gate.
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Whitehall, 1759. We’re looking at a handsome Tudor gateway, painted by Thomas Sandby. Long shadows point east. The sun sets in Westminster. It will soon set on the three-decade reign of George II. And this sturdy, crenelated portal has reached its own twilight.
Thi…