Showing results for Somerset House. Search instead for somerset+maugham.

Somerset House

British

noun

a building in London, in the Strand, built (1776–86) by Sir William Chambers; formerly housed the General Register Office of births, marriages, and deaths: contains (from 1990) the art collections of the Courtauld Institute

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He now runs two restaurants in the city –- one in Soho's buzzing Kingly Court and another nestled in a corner of the vibrant Somerset House arts centre.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Gyngell gave up her head chef’s job at the cafe in 2012 and two years later opened a London restaurant of her own, Spring, in Somerset House, overlooking the Thames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

London Fire Brigade is investigating the cause of the fire at Somerset House.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

Around 125 firefighters are tackling a blaze at Somerset House in central London.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2024

The work had been finished in Rome, and sent to England to be exhibited at the Royal Academy, then held at Somerset House.

From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III by M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust)

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023