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Knightsbridge was originally a small hamlet, between the villages of Chelsea (Chelsey), Kensington (Kensing town) and Charing. In the time of Edward I, the manor of Knightsbridge appertained to the abbey of Westminster. It was named after a crossing of the River Westbourne, which is now an underground river.

Knightsbridge is notable as an ultra-expensive residential area, and for the density of its upmarket retail outlets. Fourteen of Britain's two hundred most expensive streets are in the district.

Knightsbridge is leafy, especially considering its location at the heart of London. It is home to many of the world's richest people, and has some of the highest property prices in the world. In February 2007, the world's then most expensive apartment at One Hyde Park, sold off plan for £100,000,000, and was bought by a Qatari Prince, and another apartment at the same place in February 2009, of almost the same price was bought by an Afghani Prince.

The principal landowners in the area are the Duke of Westminster and Earl Cadogan. The two areas of aristocratic landholdings can be distinguished: red-brick Queen Anne Revival buildings are mostly to be found on the Cadogan Estates, whereas white stucco-fronted houses are mostly found on the Grosvenor Estate, built by Thomas Cubitt.

Knightsbridge station opened on 15 December 1906 by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR, now the Piccadilly Line). When opened, the platforms were accessed in the standard manner by four lifts and an emergency staircase connecting to parallel passageways and bridges to midway along the platforms. The original station building designed by Leslie Green was located on Brompton Road a short distance west of its junction with Knightsbridge and Sloane Street.


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Born here
www.violettrefusis.com   
Added: 17 Feb 2021 15:05 GMT   

Birth place
Violet Trefusis, writer, cosmopolitan intellectual and patron of the Arts was born at 2 Wilton Crescent SW1X.

Source: www.violettrefusis.com

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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Park Side was situated on the north side of Knightsbridge.
St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge is a Grade II* listed Anglican church.
The Berkeley The Berkeley is a five star deluxe hotel, located in Wilton Place.
The Serpentine The Serpentine is a 40-acre (16 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park.

NEARBY STREETS
, SW3 Chevalier House is a block on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)
Albert Gate Court, SW1X Albert Gate Court can be found on Knightsbridge (Knightsbridge)
Albert Gate, SW1X Albert Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Ann’s Close, SW1X Ann’s Close is approached through an entrance under a building on Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)
Basil Mansions, SW1X Basil Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Basil Street, SW1X Basil Street is split into two by Hans Crescent (Knightsbridge)
Beauchamp Mansions, SW3 Beauchamp Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Beauford Gardens, SW3 Beauford Gardens is a location in London (Knightsbridge)
Beaufort Gardens, SW3 Beaufort Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Belgrave Mews North, SW1X Belgrave Mews North is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)
Belgrave Mews West, SW1X Belgrave Mews West is home to the Star Tavern, former rendezvous of the Great Train Robbers (Belgravia)
Belgravia House, SW1X Belgravia House is a block on Halkin Place (Belgravia)
Bolebec House, SW1X Bolebec House is sited on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)
Bowater House, SW3 Residential block (Knightsbridge)
Bowland Yard, SW1X Bowland Yard is a gated address situated just off the northern end of Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)
Bradbrook House, SW1X Bradbrook House is a block on Studio Place (Knightsbridge)
Brompton Place, SW3 Brompton Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Brompton Road, SW1X Brompton Road lies partly in Westminster and partly in Kensington and Chelsea (Knightsbridge)
Brompton Square, SW3 Brompton Square is a garden square designed by James Bonnin in 1821. (Knightsbridge)
Capeners Close, SW1X Capeners Close is a narrow, gated mews-style courtyard off Kinnerton Street (Belgravia)
Chelsea House, SW1X Chelsea House is a block on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)
Cheval House, SW7 Cheval House is a block on Montpelier Walk (Knightsbridge)
Cheval Place, SW7 Cheval Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Church House, SW7 Church House is a block on Ennismore Gardens (Knightsbridge)
Collier House, SW3 Collier House is a block on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)
Cottage Place, SW3 Cottage Place was the location of Brompton Road station on the Piccadilly Line before its closure (Knightsbridge)
Duplex Ride, SW1X Duplex Ride is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)
Edgo House, SW1X Edgo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Egerton Gardens Mews, SW3 Egerton Gardens Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Ennismore Gardens, SW7 Ennismore Gardens dates from the 1840s (Knightsbridge)
Ennismore Mews, SW7 Ennismore Mews runs between Ennismore Gardens and Ennismore Street (Knightsbridge)
Ennismore Street, SW7 Ennismore Street is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Knightsbridge)
Eresby House, SW7 Eresby House is a block on Eresby House (Knightsbridge)
Fairholt Street, SW7 Fairholt Street is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Frederic Mews, SW1X Frederic Mews is a mews off Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)
Greville House, SW1X Greville House is a block on Halkin Arcade (Belgravia)
Grosvenor Crescent Mews, SW1X Grosvenor Crescent Mews is a gated mews (Knightsbridge)
Grosvenor Crescent, SW1X Grosvenor Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Halkin Arcade, SW1X Halkin Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Hans Crescent, SW1X Hans Crescent forms part of an area informally called Hans Town which dates back to the 18th century (Knightsbridge)
Hans Road, SW3 Hans Road dates from the late eighteenth century (Knightsbridge)
Harriet Street, SW1X Harriet Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Harriet Walk, SW1X Harriet Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Harrods Green, SW1X Harrods Green is a road in the HA8 postcode area (Knightsbridge)
Herbert Crescent, SW1X Herbert Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Hugo House, SW1X Hugo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Hyde Parks Barracks, Hyde Parks Barracks lies within the postcode (Knightsbridge)
Jefferson House, SW1X Jefferson House is a residential block on Basil Street (Knightsbridge)
Kensington Gore, SW7 Kensington Gore grew out of King’s Gore - a gore is a narrow, triangular piece of land (Knightsbridge)
Kent House, SW7 Kent House is a building on Rutland Gardens (Knightsbridge)
Kent Yard, SW7 Kent Yard is a location in London (Knightsbridge)
Kingston House North, SW7 Kingston House North replaced a mansion called Kingston House (Knightsbridge)
Kinnerton Place North, SW1X Kinnerton Place North is a mews off Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)
Kinnerton Place South, SW1X Kinnerton Place South is a mews off Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)
Kinnerton Street, SW1X Kinnerton Street - a small winding street - was originally the service road for Wilton Place and Wilton Crescent. (Belgravia)
Kinnerton Yard, SW1X Kinnerton Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Knightsbridge Court, SW1X Knightsbridge Court is a small alleyway off Sloane Street (Knightsbridge)
Knightsbridge Court, SW3 Knightsbridge Court is a block on Pavilion Road (Knightsbridge)
Knightsbridge Green, SW1X Knightsbridge Green is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Knightsbridge, SW1X Knightsbridge is a main thoroughfare running along the south side of Hyde Park (Knightsbridge)
Knowsley House, SW1X Knowsley House can be found on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Lancelot Place, SW7 Lancelot Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Lanesborough Place, SW1X Lanesborough Place is a small street serving The Lanesborough Hotel (Hyde Park Corner)
Lowndes Square, SW1X Lowndes Square is named after the Secretary to the Treasury William Lowndes (Belgravia)
Lowndes Street, SW1X Lowndes Street was built by Thomas Cubitt and Seth Smith (Belgravia)
Montpelier House, SW3 Montpelier House is located on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)
Montpelier Mews, SW7 Montpelier Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Montpelier Square, SW7 Montpelier Square is an upmarket residential garden square located in the Knightsbridge area (Knightsbridge)
Montpelier Street, SW3 Montpelier Street runs north off of Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)
Montpelier Street, SW7 Montpelier Street is a location in London (Knightsbridge)
Montpelier Walk, SW7 Montpelier Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Moreau House, SW3 Moreau House is sited on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)
Motcomb House, SW1X Motcomb House can be found on Motcomb Street (Belgravia)
Motcomb Street, SW1X Motcomb Street is a now pedestrianised street in Belgravia (Belgravia)
New Ride, SW1X New Ride is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)
New Ride, SW7 New Ride is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Knightsbridge)
Old Barrack Yard, SW1X Old Barrack Yard is a narrow street of terraced cottages (Knightsbridge)
Park Close, SW1X Park Close is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Park Mansions, SW1X Park Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Peninsula Tower, SW1X Peninsula Tower is a location in London (Knightsbridge)
Peninsular Tower, SW1X Peninsular Tower is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Peninsular Tower, SW7 Peninsular Tower can be found on Kensington Road (Knightsbridge)
Prince’s Gate, SW7 Prince’s Gate is a location in London (Knightsbridge)
Princes Court, SW3 Princes Court is a block on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)
Princes Gate, SW7 Princes Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Queen’s Gardens, SW1X Queen’s Gardens was developed in about 1768–70 (Knightsbridge)
Raphael Street, SW7 Raphael Street was laid out by Lewis Raphael who bought it from former owner Durs Egg’s heirs in 1838 (Knightsbridge)
Relton Mews, SW7 Relton Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Richmond Court, SW1X Richmond Court is a block on Sloane Street (Knightsbridge)
Rotten Row, SW1X Rotten Row is a corruption of route du roi (Knightsbridge)
Rotten Row, SW7 Rotten Row is probably a corruption of ’Route du Roi’, the King’s Road (Knightsbridge)
Rutland Court, SW1X Rutland Court is a block on Knightsbridge (Knightsbridge)
Rutland Court, SW7 Rutland Court is sited on Rutland Gardens (Knightsbridge)
Rutland Gardens, SW7 Rutland Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Rutland Gate Mews, SW7 Rutland Gate Mews is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Knightsbridge)
Rutland Gate, SW7 Rutland Gate takes its name from the Duke of Rutland. (Knightsbridge)
Rutland House, SW7 Rutland House is a block on Rutland Gardens (Knightsbridge)
Rutland Street, SW7 Rutland Street is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Shelton House, SW1X Shelton House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Sloane Street, SW1X Sloane Street runs north to south, from Knightsbridge to Sloane Square, taking its name from Sir Hans Sloane, who purchased the surrounding area in 1712 (Belgravia)
South Carriage Drive, SW1X South Carriage Drive is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)
South Carriage Drive, SW7 South Carriage Drive is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Knightsbridge)
Stackhouse Street, SW1X Stackhouse Street is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)
Studio Place, SW1X Studio Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Thorburn House, SW1X Thorburn House is a block on William Mews (Belgravia)
Trevor Place, SW7 Trevor Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Trevor Square, SW7 Trevor Square is a historic private garden square in Knightsbridge (Knightsbridge)
Trevor Street, SW7 Trevor Street is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Knightsbridge)
Trevor Walk, SW7 Trevor Walk is a location in London (Knightsbridge)
Walkway, SW7 Walkway is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Knightsbridge)
Walton Place, SW3 Walton Place is a location in London (Knightsbridge)
Wellington Court, SW1X Wellington Court is located on Knightsbridge (Knightsbridge)
West Halkin Street, SW1X West Halkin Street is named after Halkyn Castle, originally a Grosvenor family property in Flintshire, Wales (Belgravia)
Whaddon House, SW1X Whaddon House is a block on William Mews (Belgravia)
William Mews, SW1X William Mews is a partially redeveloped, private Mews off Lowndes Square (Knightsbridge)
William Street, SW1X William Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Wilton Crescent, SW1X Wilton Crescent is notable for its affluent and politically important list of residents, present and historic (Belgravia)
Wilton Place, SW1X Wilton Place was built in 1825 to connect Belgravia with Knightsbridge. (Knightsbridge)
Wilton Row, SW1X Wilton Row is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Wilton Terrace, SW1X Wilton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

NEARBY PUBS
Pakenham Tavern The Pakenham Tavern was a pub on the western side of Knightsbridge Green.
Rose and Crown On the south side of the road, between Knightsbridge Green and Rutland Gate was the Rose and Crown.
White Hart Inn The White Hart Inn stood opposite the Knightsbridge Leper Hospital on the bank of the Westbourne.


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