Eaton Square, SW1W

Road in/near Belgravia, existing between 1826 and now

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Eaton Square is one of the jewels in Belgravia’s crown.

Eaton Square was designed by Thomas Cubitt in the Palazzo style. Born in Norfolk in 1788, he was a ship’s carpenter before setting up as a speculative builder in 1811.

Construction of the Square began in 1826 but wasn’t completed until 1855. During the layout of Belgravia, Cubitt lived nearby at 3 Lyall Street. The long construction period is reflected in the variety of architecture in the square.

The grand façades with Corinthian-style column capitals overlook private gardens, part of the 16 acres of gardens within Grosvenor’s Belgravia and Mayfair Estates. Eaton Square was originally the beginning of the royal route (the King’s Road) from St James’s Palace to Hampton Court. One of three garden squares built by the Grosvenor family, it is named after Eaton Hall, Cheshire, the family’s principal seat.

Past residents of the Square include Stanley Baldwin, Lord Boothby, Neville Chamberlain, Vivien Leigh and Lord John Russell.

At the east end of the square is St Peter’s Church, designed by Henry Hakewill and built between 1824 and 1827. The first church was destroyed by fire in 1836 and rebuilt by Hakewill.

Eaton Place is an extension to the square, developed by Cubitt between 1826 and 1845. The scientist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin lived here, as did the Irish Unionist Edward Carson. Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet was assassinated by Irish Republicans in 1922 as he was leaving No. 36.



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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Abbey College London Abbey College is part of a group of independent sixth form colleges which are based in London, Manchester and Cambridge.
Belgravia Belgravia is an affluent area of Westminster, north of Victoria Station.
Cadogan Hall Cadogan Hall is a 950-seat capacity concert hall in Sloane Terrace.
Ebury Farm Ebury Farm was a simple marshy farm whose lands later became the richest real estate in London.
Goring Hotel The Goring Hotel is a 5-star hotel in London, England.
Heygate Estate, SE17 The bridge over the Westbourne at Sloane Square was called Blandel Bridge.
Royal Mews The Royal Mews is a mews (i.e. combined stables, carriage house and in recent times also the garage) of the British Royal Family.
Sloane Square Sloane Square station was opened on 24 December 1868 by the Metropolitan District Railway when the company opened the first section of its line.
Victoria Coach Station Victoria Coach Station is the largest coach station in London.

NEARBY STREETS
Astaire House, SW1X Astaire House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Beeston Place, SW1W Beeston Place was formerly part of the Grosvenor family estate and the family owned land in Beeston, Cheshire (Victoria)
Belgrave Cottages, SW1W Belgrave Cottages were situated behind Whittaker Street (Sloane Square)
Belgrave House, SW1W Belgrave House is sited on Buckingham Palace Road (Victoria)
Belgrave Mews South, SW1X Belgrave Mews South - as similar names - derives from local landowners the Grosvenor family (titled Viscounts Belgrave). (Belgravia)
Belgrave Mews West, SW1X Belgrave Mews West is home to the Star Tavern, former rendezvous of the Great Train Robbers (Belgravia)
Belgrave Place, SW1X Belgrave Place is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)
Belgrave Square, SW1X Thomas Cubitt’s greatest achievement, Belgrave Square, is the grandest and largest of his squares, and is the centrepiece of Belgravia (Belgravia)
Belgrave Yard, SW1W Belgrave Yard lies off Lower Belgrave Street and dates from the 1820s (Victoria)
Belgravia Court, SW1W Belgravia Court is a block on Ebury Street (Victoria)
Belgravia House, SW1X Belgravia House is a block on Halkin Place (Belgravia)
Bolebec House, SW1X Bolebec House is sited on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)
Boscobel Place, SW1W Boscobel Place’s name is derived from the story of Charles II (Belgravia)
Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W Buckingham Palace Road runs from the south side of Buckingham Palace towards Chelsea (Victoria)
Bulleid Way, SW1V Bulleid Way is nearly completely underneath Victoria station (Victoria)
Burton Mews, SW1W Burton Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Belgravia)
Cadogan Gardens, SW1X Cadogan Gardens is a complicated series of interlinked streets (Sloane Square)
Cadogan Gate, SW1X Cadogan Gate is a transition between the busy, commercial Sloane Street and the quieter, residential, red brick terraces of Cadogan Square (Chelsea)
Cadogan House, SW1X Cadogan House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Cadogan Lane, SW1X Cadogan Lane is built on land acquired by Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan on his marriage to Sir Hans Sloane’s daughter. (Belgravia)
Cadogan Place, SW1X Cadogan Place was named after Earl Cadogan and runs parallel to the lower half of Sloane Street. (Belgravia)
Charles Street, SW1X Charles Street was a short-lived street on the Cadogan Estate (Belgravia)
Chelsea House, SW1X Chelsea House is a block on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)
Chesham Close, SW1X Chesham Close is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)
Chesham House, SW1X Chesham House is a block on Chesham Place (Belgravia)
Chesham Mews, SW1X Chesham Mews is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)
Chesham Place, SW1X Chesham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Chesham Street, SW1X Chesham Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Chester House, SW1X Chester House is a block on Belgrave Mews South (Belgravia)
Chester Mews, SW1X Chester Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Chester Row, SW1W Chester Row with its tall stucco houses lies at the heart of the district of Belgravia (Belgravia)
Chester Square Mews, SW1W Chester Square Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)
Chester Square, SW1W Chester Square was voted London’s second best house address early in the 2000s. Nearby Eaton Square was voted first (Belgravia)
Chester Street, SW1X Chester Street dates from 1805 (Belgravia)
Cliveden Place, SW1W Cliveden Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)
Cliveden Place, SW1W Cliveden Place continues Eaton Gate southwestwards (Sloane Square)
Colette Court, SW1X Colette Court is a block on Sloane Street (Sloane Square)
Colonnade Walk, SW1W Colonnade Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Conduit Street, SW1W Conduit Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Wpostal area (Belgravia)
Dorchester Court, SW1X Dorchester Court is a building on Sloane Street (Chelsea)
Dove Walk, SW1W Dove Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)
Duke of York Square, SW1W Duke of York Square is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)
Durley House, SW1X Durley House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
D’Oyley Street, SW1W D’Oyley Street is the southern extension of Cadogan Lane (Belgravia)
Earl Street, SW1X Earl Street was a short-lived street in Hans Town (Belgravia)
Eaton Close, SW1W Eaton Close is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)
Eaton Gate, SW1W Eaton Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)
Eaton Gate, SW1W Eaton Gate leads southwest from Eaton Square (Belgravia)
Eaton Lane, SW1W Eaton Lane is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)
Eaton Mews North, SW1W Eaton Mews North is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Eaton Mews South, SW1W Eaton Mews South runs across Eccleston Street (Belgravia)
Eaton Mews West, SW1W Eaton Mews West is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)
Eaton Place, SW1X Eaton Place was developed by Thomas Cubitt between 1826 and 1845 (Belgravia)
Eaton Row, SW1W Eaton Hall in Cheshire is the principal seat of the Duke of Westminster, owner of these streets and land of Belgravia (Belgravia)
Eaton Square, SW1W Eaton Square is one of the jewels in Belgravia’s crown. (Belgravia)
Eaton Terrace, SW1W Eaton Terrace is a street of elegant five and six storey terraced houses (Belgravia)
Ebury Mews, SW1W Ebury Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)
Ebury Square, SW1W In contrast with much of Belgravia’s planned building, Ebury Square developed as a result of London’s natural expansion. (Victoria)
Ebury Street, SW1W Ebury Street runs from the Grosvenor Gardens junction south-westwards to Pimlico Road (Victoria)
Eccleston Bridge, SW1W Eccleston Bridge derives its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, where the Grosvenor family own property (Victoria)
Eccleston Place, SW1W Eccleston Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Eccleston Square, SW1V Eccleston Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)
Eccleston Street, SW1W Eccleston Street derives its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, where the Grosvenor family own property (Victoria)
Eccleston Yard, SW1W Eccleston Yard lies off Eccleston Place (Victoria)
Elizabeth Bridge, SW1V Elizabeth Bridge is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)
Elizabeth Street, SW1W Elizabeth Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)
Ellis Street, SW1X Ellis Street originated in 1791 (Belgravia)
Fordie House, SW1X Fordie House is sited on Sloane Street (Chelsea)
Fountain Square, SW1W Fountain Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Greville House, SW1X Greville House is a block on Halkin Arcade (Belgravia)
Groom Place, SW1X Groom Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Grosvenor Cottages, SW1W Grosvenor Cottages is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)
Grosvenor Court, SW1X Grosvenor Court is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Grosvenor Gardens House, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens House is sited on Grosvenor Gardens (Victoria)
Grosvenor Gardens Mews East, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens Mews East is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Grosvenor Gardens Mews North, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens Mews North is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Grosvenor Gardens, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Halkin Arcade, SW1X Halkin Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Hans Street, SW1X Hans Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Hobart Place, SW1W Hobart Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)
Hugh Street, SW1V Hugh Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)
Hugo House, SW1X Hugo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Kilmuir House, SW1W Kilmuir House is a block on Ebury Street (Belgravia)
Kings Road, SW1W Kings Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)
Knowsley House, SW1X Knowsley House can be found on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Little Chester Street, SW1X Little Chester Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Lower Belgrave Street, SW1W Lower Belgrave Street connects Buckingham Palace Road with Eaton Square (Victoria)
Lower Grosvenor Place, SW1W Lower Grosvenor Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Lowndes House, SW1X Lowndes House is a block on Lowndes Place (Belgravia)
Lowndes Street, SW1X Lowndes Street was built by Thomas Cubitt and Seth Smith (Belgravia)
Lyall Mews West, SW1X Lyall Mews West is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)
Lyall Mews, SW1X Lyall Mews is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)
Lyall Street, SW1X Lyall Street extends southward from Chesham Place to Eaton Square, transitioning into Elizabeth Street at Eaton Square (Belgravia)
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)
Mulberry Square, SW1W Mulberry Square is a location in London (Victoria)
Oakley House, SW1X Oakley House is a building on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Pavilion Road, SW1X Pavilion Road is London’s longest mews and runs parallel to Sloane Street (Chelsea)
Phipps Mews, SW1W Phipps Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)
Pont Street, SW1X Pont Street is a fashionable street in Knightsbridge/Belgravia, not far from the Knightsbridge department store Harrods (Belgravia)
Roberts Mews, SW1X Roberts Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Seaford House, SW1X Seaford House is a block on Belgrave Square (Belgravia)
Sedding Street, SW1W Sedding Street was originally called Upper George Street (Sloane Square)
Semley House, SW1W Semley House is a block on Semley Place (Victoria)
Semley Place, SW1W Semley Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Silverdale Industrial Estate, SW1W A street within the SW1W postcode (Victoria)
Sir Simon Milton Square, SW1E Sir Simon Milton Square (Victoria)
Skinner Place, SW1W Skinner Place first appears on 1840 mapping (Sloane Square)
Sloane House, SW1X Sloane House is located on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Sloane Square House, SW1W Sloane Square House is located on Holbein Place (Sloane Square)
Sloane Square, SW1W Sloane Square forms a boundary between the two largest aristocratic estates in London, the Grosvenor Estate and the Cadogan (Sloane Square)
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)
Sloane Terrace, SW1W Sloane Terrace is the location of Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square)
South Eaton Place, SW1W South Eaton Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)
South Street, SW1W South Street was renamed Cadogan Gardens in 1869 (Chelsea)
Symons Street, SW3 Symons Street is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Terminus Place, SW1E Terminus Place is the home of Victoria Bus Station (Victoria)
The Royal Mews, SW1E The Royal Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)
Upper Belgrave Street, SW1X Upper Belgrave Street was constructed in the 1840s to connect Belgrave Square with the King’s Road (Belgravia)
Victoria Place, SW1W Victoria Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Victoria Square, SW1E Victoria Square, a small residential square, lies on land forming part of the Grosvenor Estate to the south of the Royal Mews (Victoria)
West Eaton Place Mews, SW1X West Eaton Place Mews is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)
West Eaton Place, SW1W West Eaton Place lies off Eaton Place (Belgravia)
West Halkin Street, SW1X West Halkin Street is named after Halkyn Castle, originally a Grosvenor family property in Flintshire, Wales (Belgravia)
Wilbraham House, SW1X Wilbraham House is located on D’Oyley Street (Sloane Square)
Wilbraham Place, SW1X Wilbraham Place is a road to the rear of Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square)
Wilton Mews, SW1X Wilton Mews commemorates the local landowners, the Grosvenor family (titled Viscounts Belgrave) (Belgravia)
Wilton Street, SW1X Wilton Street was built in 1817 (Belgravia)
Wilton Terrace, SW1X Wilton Terrace ultimately commemorates local landowners the Grosvenors (titled Viscounts Belgrave) (Belgravia)


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