Duncan House, Cornhill, London
E788620
Duncan House, Cornhill, London was the London residence associated with Admiral Adam Duncan, noted as the place where the British naval hero died.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duncan House, Cornhill, London canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duncan House, Cornhill, London Context triple: [Adam Duncan, placeOfDeath, Duncan House, Cornhill, London]
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A.
Londonderry House, London
Londonderry House, London was a grand aristocratic townhouse in Mayfair that served as the London residence of the Marquesses of Londonderry and a prominent venue for 19th- and early 20th-century political and social life.
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B.
Derby House, London
Derby House, London was a prominent aristocratic townhouse that served as the London residence of the influential British statesman Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby.
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C.
Thames House, London
Thames House in London is a prominent government building best known as the headquarters of the United Kingdom’s domestic security and counter-intelligence agency, MI5.
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D.
Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London
Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London was a prominent aristocratic residence in central London historically associated with members of the British royal family.
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E.
Dover House, London
Dover House, London is a historic neoclassical building in Whitehall that serves as the London headquarters of the Scotland Office.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duncan House, Cornhill, London Target entity description: Duncan House, Cornhill, London was the London residence associated with Admiral Adam Duncan, noted as the place where the British naval hero died.
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A.
Londonderry House, London
Londonderry House, London was a grand aristocratic townhouse in Mayfair that served as the London residence of the Marquesses of Londonderry and a prominent venue for 19th- and early 20th-century political and social life.
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B.
Derby House, London
Derby House, London was a prominent aristocratic townhouse that served as the London residence of the influential British statesman Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby.
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C.
Thames House, London
Thames House in London is a prominent government building best known as the headquarters of the United Kingdom’s domestic security and counter-intelligence agency, MI5.
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D.
Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London
Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London was a prominent aristocratic residence in central London historically associated with members of the British royal family.
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E.
Dover House, London
Dover House, London is a historic neoclassical building in Whitehall that serves as the London headquarters of the Scotland Office.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Admiral Adam Duncan ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
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Cornhill, London ⓘ
linked to:
Cornhill
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| notableFor |
being the London residence of Admiral Adam Duncan
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being the place where Admiral Adam Duncan died ⓘ service as a British naval hero ⓘ |
| occupation | Royal Navy officer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Duncan House, Cornhill, London ⓘ |
| use | London residence of Admiral Adam Duncan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duncan House, Cornhill, London Description of subject: Duncan House, Cornhill, London was the London residence associated with Admiral Adam Duncan, noted as the place where the British naval hero died.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.