Buckingham Palace Road runs from the south side of Buckingham Palace towards Chelsea.
It was formerly known as Chelsea Road and was often frequented by highwaymen, a reward of £10 being offered for the capture of one of the worst offenders in 1752.
Victoria Station was opened in 1866 and Victoria Coach Station in 1932. In 1938, the Empire Terminal of Imperial Airways opened opposite the coach station, designed by Albert Lakeman. It allowed passengers to check-in before boarding special trains from Victoria Station to Croydon Airport or Southampton Docks for the flying boat service. The terminal continued in service until the end of the 1970s.
In 1917, the Imperial Headquarters of The Boy Scouts’ Association (since 1967, The Scout Association) moved to 25 Buckingham Palace Road from the previous office at 116 Victoria Street. It was in that building that the Boy Scouts’ International Bureau (now the World Scout Bureau) was inaugurated in 1920.
Following a national fundraising campaign, the Guides were able to move into their own purpose-built headquarters at 17-19 Buckingham Palace Road.
