Shelton House, SW1X

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Emma Seif Hill Street, London Added: 25 Jan 2022 19:06 GMT	Birth of the Bluestocking Society In about 1750, Elizabeth Montagu began hosting literary breakfasts in her home at 23 (now 31) Hill Street. These are considered the first meetings of the Bluestocking society. Reply
TUM The Underground Map Added: 27 Aug 2022 10:22 GMT	The Underground Map Michael Faraday successfully demonstrated the first electrical transformer at the Royal Institute, London. Reply
Admin Paddington Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:44 GMT	The world’s first underground train The very first underground train left Paddington on the new Metropolitan Railway bound for Farringdon Street. Reply
www.violettrefusis.com Wilton Crescent, SW1X 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 Reply
Scott Hatton Savile Row, W1S Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT	The Beatles on a London rooftop The Beatles’ rooftop concert took place on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building in London. It was their final public performance as a band and was unannounced, attracting a crowd of onlookers. The concert lasted for 42 minutes and included nine songs. The concert is remembered as a seminal moment in the history of rock music and remains one of the most famous rock performances of all time. Reply
Justin Russ Binney Street, W1K Added: 15 Feb 2021 20:25 GMT	Binney Street, W1K Binney St was previously named Thomas Street before the 1950’s. Before the 1840’s (approx.) it was named Bird St both above and below Oxford St. Reply
Cheyne Place, SW3 Added: 1 May 2021 16:46 GMT	Cheyne Place, SW3 Frances Faviell, author of the Blitz memoir, "A Chelsea Concerto", lived at 33, Cheyne Place, which was destroyed by a bomb. She survived, with her husband and unborn baby. Reply
Lynette beardwood Ebury Street, SW1W Added: 29 Nov 2022 20:53 GMT	Spy’s Club Topham’s Hotel at 24-28 Ebury Street was called the Ebury Court Hotel. Its first proprietor was a Mrs Topham. In WW2 it was a favourite watering hole for the various intelligence organisations based in the Pimlico area. The first woman infiltrated into France in 1942, FANY Yvonne Rudellat, was recruited by the Special Operations Executive while working there. She died in Bergen Belsen in April 1945. Reply

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CydKB Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Added: 31 Mar 2023 15:07 GMT	BlackJack Playground Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance was my favourite childhood park.I went to St Mary’s Catholic school, East Row from Nursery all the way through to Year 6 before Secondary School and I was taken here to play most days. There was a centre piece flower bed in the Voysey Garden surrounded by a pond which my classmates and I used to jump over when no one was looking. The Black jack playground was the go to playground for our sports days and my every day shortcut to get close to the half penny steps foot bridge via Kensal Road. There was also a shop where we could buy ice lollies on hot summer days.The Southern Row side of the Park was filled with pebbles which used to be so fun to walk through as a child, I used to walk through the deepness of the pebbles to get to Bosworth Road or east towards Hornimans Adventure Park. Reply
John Dean’s Court, EC4M Added: 29 Mar 2023 17:31 GMT	Auction of the paper stock of Janssen and Roberts A broadside advertisement reads: "By auction, to be sold on Thursday next being the 16th of this present July, the remainder of the stock in partnership between Janssen and Roberts, at their late dwelling-house in Dean’s Court, the south side of St. Pauls, consisting of Genoa papers according to the particulars underneath." The date in the ESTC record is purely speculative; July 16th was a Thursday in many years during the 18th century; 1750 is only one possibility. Extensive searching has found no other record of the partners or the auction. Source: ESTC - Search Results Reply
Nower Hill, HA5 Added: 27 Mar 2023 18:28 GMT	Nower Hill, HA5 lo Reply
Albert Mews, SW7 Added: 26 Mar 2023 14:50 GMT	Albert Mews It is not a gargoyle over the entrance arch to Albert Mews, it is a likeness of Prince Albert himself. Reply
Christine D Elliott Blockhouse Street, SE15 Added: 20 Mar 2023 15:52 GMT	The Blute Family My grandparents, Frederick William Blute & Alice Elizabeth Blute nee: Warnham lived at 89 Blockhouse Street Deptford from around 1917.They had six children. 1. Alice Maragret Blute (my mother) 2. Frederick William Blute 3. Charles Adrian Blute 4. Violet Lillian Blute 5. Donald Blute 6. Stanley Vincent Blute (Lived 15 months). I lived there with my family from 1954 (Birth) until 1965 when we were re-housed for regeneration to the area. I attended Ilderton Road School. Very happy memories of that time. Reply
Pearl Foster Dukes Place, EC3A Added: 20 Mar 2023 12:22 GMT	Dukes Place, EC3A Until his death in 1767, Daniel Nunes de Lara worked from his home in Dukes Street as a Pastry Cook. It was not until much later the street was renamed Dukes Place. Daniel and his family attended the nearby Bevis Marks synagogue for Sephardic Jews. The Ashkenazi Great Synagogue was established in Duke Street, which meant Daniel’s business perfectly situated for his occupation as it allowed him to cater for both congregations. Reply
Dr Paul Flewers Hawthorne Close, N1 Added: 9 Mar 2023 18:12 GMT	Some Brief Notes on Hawthorne Close / Hawthorne Street My great-grandparents lived in the last house on the south side of Hawthorne Street, no 13, and my grandmother Alice Knopp and her brothers and sisters grew up there. Alice Knopp married Charles Flewers, from nearby Hayling Road, and moved to Richmond, Surrey, where I was born. Leonard Knopp married Esther Gutenberg and lived there until the street was demolished in the mid-1960s, moving on to Tottenham. Uncle Len worked in the fur trade, then ran a pet shop in, I think, the Kingsland Road. From the back garden, one could see the almshouses in the Balls Pond Road. There was an ink factory at the end of the street, which I recall as rather malodorous. Reply
KJH Andover Road, N7 Added: 7 Mar 2023 17:14 GMT	Andover Road, N7 (1939 - 1957) My aunt, Doris nee Curtis (aka Jo) and her husband John Hawkins (aka Jack) ran a small general stores at 92 Andover Road (N7). I have found details in the 1939 register but don’t know how long before that it was opened.He died in 1957. In the 1939 register he is noted as being an ARP warden for Islington warden Reply

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Halkin Hotel The Halkin (styled as The Halkin by COMO) is a 5-star hotel.

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Hyde Park Corner At the other end of Park Lane from Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner has struck terror into many a learner driver.

Hyde Park Corner

Parkside Park Side was situated on the north side of Knightsbridge.

Parkside

Royal Artillery Memorial The Royal Artillery Memorial is a stone memorial at Hyde Park Corner, dedicated to the First World War casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

Royal Artillery Memorial

St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge is a Grade II* listed Anglican church.

St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge

The Berkeley The Berkeley is a five star deluxe hotel, located in Wilton Place.

The Berkeley

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Albert Gate Court, SW1X Albert Gate Court can be found on Knightsbridge.

Albert Gate Court, SW1X

Albert Gate, SW1X Albert Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Albert Gate, SW1X

Ann’s Close, SW1X Ann’s Close is approached through an entrance under a building on Kinnerton Street.

Ann’s Close, SW1X

Apsley House, W1J Apsley House can be found on Piccadilly.

Apsley House, W1J

Astaire House, SW1X Astaire House is a block on Sloane Street.

Astaire House, SW1X

Basil Mansions, SW1X Basil Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Basil Mansions, SW1X

Basil Street, SW1X Basil Street is split into two by Hans Crescent.

Basil Street, SW1X

Beauchamp Mansions, SW3 Beauchamp Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Beauchamp Mansions, SW3

Beauchamp Place, SW3 Beauchamp Place was also the name of a 16th-century mansion of the Seymour family.

Beauchamp Place, SW3

Beauford Gardens, SW3 Beauford Gardens is a location in London.

Beauford Gardens, SW3

Beaufort Gardens, SW3 Beaufort Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Beaufort Gardens, SW3

Belgrave Mews North, SW1X Belgrave Mews North is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Belgrave Mews North, SW1X

Belgrave Mews South, SW1X Belgrave Mews South is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Belgrave Mews South, SW1X

Belgrave Mews West, SW1X Belgrave Mews West is home to the Star Tavern, former rendezvous of the Great Train Robbers.

Belgrave Mews West, SW1X

Belgrave Place, SW1X Belgrave Place is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Belgrave Place, SW1X

Belgrave Square, SW1X Thomas Cubitt’s greatest achievement, Belgrave Square, is the grandest and largest of his squares, and is the centrepiece of Belgravia.

Belgrave Square, SW1X

Belgravia House, SW1X Belgravia House is a block on Halkin Place.

Belgravia House, SW1X

Bolebec House, SW1X Bolebec House is sited on Lowndes Street.

Bolebec House, SW1X

Bowater House, SW3 Residential block

Bowater House, SW3

Bowland Yard, SW1X Bowland Yard is a gated address situated just off the northern end of Kinnerton Street.

Bowland Yard, SW1X

Bradbrook House, SW1X Bradbrook House is a block on Studio Place.

Bradbrook House, SW1X

Brompton Place, SW3 Brompton Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Brompton Place, SW3

Brompton Road, SW1X Brompton Road lies partly in Westminster and partly in Kensington and Chelsea.

Brompton Road, SW1X

Cadogan House, SW1X Cadogan House is a block on Sloane Street.

Cadogan House, SW1X

Cadogan Lane, SW1X Cadogan Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Cadogan Lane, SW1X

Cadogan Place, SW1X Cadogan Place was named after Earl Cadogan and runs parallel to the lower half of Sloane Street.

Cadogan Place, SW1X

Capeners Close, SW1X Capeners Close is a narrow, gated mews-style courtyard off Kinnerton Street.

Capeners Close, SW1X

Chelsea House, SW1X Chelsea House is a block on Lowndes Street.

Chelsea House, SW1X

Chesham Close, SW1X Chesham Close is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Chesham Close, SW1X

Chesham House, SW1X Chesham House is a block on Chesham Place.

Chesham House, SW1X

Chesham Mews, SW1X Chesham Mews is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Chesham Mews, SW1X

Chesham Place, SW1X Chesham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Chesham Place, SW1X

Chesham Street, SW1X Chesham Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Chesham Street, SW1X

Chester House, SW1X Chester House is a block on Belgrave Mews South.

Chester House, SW1X

Cheval House, SW7 Cheval House is a block on Montpelier Walk.

Cheval House, SW7

Cheval Place, SW7 Cheval Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area.

Cheval Place, SW7

Chevalier House, SW3 Chevalier House is a block on Brompton Road.

Chevalier House, SW3

Collier House, SW3 Collier House is a block on Brompton Road.

Collier House, SW3

Dorchester Court, SW1X Dorchester Court is a building on Sloane Street.

Dorchester Court, SW1X

Duplex Ride, SW1X Duplex Ride is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Duplex Ride, SW1X

Eaton Mews North, SW1W Eaton Mews North is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Eaton Mews North, SW1W

Eaton Place, SW1X Eaton Place was developed by Thomas Cubitt between 1826 and 1845.

Eaton Place, SW1X

Edgo House, SW1X Edgo House is a block on Sloane Street.

Edgo House, SW1X

Egerton Gardens Mews, SW3 Egerton Gardens Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Egerton Gardens Mews, SW3

Egerton Terrace, SW3 Egerton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Egerton Terrace, SW3

Forbes House, SW1X Forbes House is located on Halkin Street.

Forbes House, SW1X

Fordie House, SW1X Fordie House is sited on Sloane Street.

Fordie House, SW1X

Frederic Mews, SW1X Frederic Mews is a mews off Kinnerton Street.

Frederic Mews, SW1X

Glynde Mews, SW3 Glynde Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Glynde Mews, SW3

Greville House, SW1X Greville House is a block on Halkin Arcade.

Greville House, SW1X

Grosvenor Crescent Mews, SW1X Grosvenor Crescent Mews is a gated mews.

Grosvenor Crescent Mews, SW1X

Grosvenor Crescent, SW1X Grosvenor Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Grosvenor Crescent, SW1X

Halkin Arcade, SW1X Halkin Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Halkin Arcade, SW1X

Halkin Street, SW1X Halkin Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Halkin Street, SW1X

Hans Crescent, SW1X Hans Crescent forms part of an area informally called Hans Town which dates back to the 18th century.

Hans Crescent, SW1X

Hans Place, SW1X Hans Place, a square, is named after Sir Hans Sloane, physician and collector, whose bequest became the foundation of the British Museum.

Hans Place, SW1X

Hans Road, SW3 Hans Road dates from the late eighteenth century.

Hans Road, SW3

Hans Street, SW1X Hans Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Hans Street, SW1X

Harriet Street, SW1X Harriet Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Harriet Street, SW1X

Harriet Walk, SW1X Harriet Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Harriet Walk, SW1X

Harrods Green, SW1X Harrods Green is a road in the HA8 postcode area

Harrods Green, SW1X

Herbert Crescent, SW1X Herbert Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Herbert Crescent, SW1X

Holforoad Way, W1J A street within the W1J postcode

Holforoad Way, W1J

Holforoad Way, W1J A street within the W1J postcode

Holforoad Way, W1J

Hugo House, SW1X Hugo House is a block on Sloane Street.

Hugo House, SW1X

Hyde Park Corner, W1J Hyde Park Corner is a major road junction at the southeastern corner of Hyde Park.

Hyde Park Corner, W1J

Hyde Parks Barracks, Hyde Parks Barracks lies within the postcode.

Hyde Parks Barracks,

Jefferson House, SW1X Jefferson House is a residential block on Basil Street.

Jefferson House, SW1X

Kent House, SW7 Kent House is a building on Rutland Gardens.

Kent House, SW7

Kent Yard, SW7 Kent Yard is a location in London.

Kent Yard, SW7

Kinnerton Place North, SW1X Kinnerton Place North is a mews off Kinnerton Street.

Kinnerton Place North, SW1X

Kinnerton Place South, SW1X Kinnerton Place South is a mews off Kinnerton Street.

Kinnerton Place South, SW1X

Kinnerton Street, SW1X Kinnerton Street - a small winding street - was originally the service road for Wilton Place and Wilton Crescent.

Kinnerton Street, SW1X

Kinnerton Yard, SW1X Kinnerton Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Kinnerton Yard, SW1X

Knightsbridge Court, SW1X Knightsbridge Court is a small alleyway off Sloane Street.

Knightsbridge Court, SW1X

Knightsbridge Court, SW3 Knightsbridge Court is a block on Pavilion Road.

Knightsbridge Court, SW3

Knightsbridge Green, SW1X Knightsbridge Green is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Knightsbridge Green, SW1X

Knightsbridge, SW1X Knightsbridge is a main thoroughfare running along the south side of Hyde Park.

Knightsbridge, SW1X

Knowsley House, SW1X Knowsley House can be found on Sloane Street.

Knowsley House, SW1X

Lancelot Place, SW7 Lancelot Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area.

Lancelot Place, SW7

Lanesborough Place, SW1X Lanesborough Place is a small street serving The Lanesborough Hotel.

Lanesborough Place, SW1X

Lowndes House, SW1X Lowndes House is a block on Lowndes Place.

Lowndes House, SW1X

Lowndes Square, SW1X Lowndes Square is named after the Secretary to the Treasury William Lowndes.

Lowndes Square, SW1X

Lowndes Street, SW1X Lowndes Street was built by Thomas Cubitt and Seth Smith.

Lowndes Street, SW1X

Lyall Mews West, SW1X Lyall Mews West is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Lyall Mews West, SW1X

Lyall Mews, SW1X Lyall Mews is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Lyall Mews, SW1X

Montpelier House, SW3 Montpelier House is located on Brompton Road.

Montpelier House, SW3

Montpelier Mews, SW7 Montpelier Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area.

Montpelier Mews, SW7

Montpelier Square, SW7 Montpelier Square is an upmarket residential garden square located in the Knightsbridge area.

Montpelier Square, SW7

Montpelier Street, SW3 Montpelier Street runs north off of Brompton Road.

Montpelier Street, SW3

Montpelier Street, SW7 Montpelier Street is a location in London.

Montpelier Street, SW7

Montrose Place, SW1X Montrose Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Montrose Place, SW1X

Moreau House, SW3 Moreau House is sited on Brompton Road.

Moreau House, SW3

Motcomb House, SW1X Motcomb House can be found on Motcomb Street.

Motcomb House, SW1X

Motcomb Street, SW1X Motcomb Street is a now pedestrianised street in Belgravia.

Motcomb Street, SW1X

New Ride, SW1X New Ride is a road in the SW1X postcode area

New Ride, SW1X

Old Barrack Yard, SW1X Old Barrack Yard is a narrow street of terraced cottages.

Old Barrack Yard, SW1X

Ovington Gardens, SW3 Ovington Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Ovington Gardens, SW3

Ovington Square, SW3 Ovington Square is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Ovington Square, SW3

Park Close, SW1X Park Close is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Park Close, SW1X

Park Mansions, SW1X Park Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Park Mansions, SW1X

Pavilion Road, SW1X Pavilion Road is London’s longest mews and runs parallel to Sloane Street.

Pavilion Road, SW1X

Pembroke Close, SW1X Pembroke Close is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Pembroke Close, SW1X

Peninsula Tower, SW1X Peninsula Tower is a location in London.

Peninsula Tower, SW1X

Peninsular Tower, SW1X Peninsular Tower is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area.

Peninsular Tower, SW1X

Peninsular Tower, SW7 Peninsular Tower can be found on Kensington Road.

Peninsular Tower, SW7

Pont Street Mews, SW1X This is a street in the SW1X postcode area

Pont Street Mews, SW1X

Pont Street, SW1X Pont Street is a fashionable street in Knightsbridge/Belgravia, not far from the Knightsbridge department store Harrods to the north-west.

Pont Street, SW1X

Princes Court, SW3 Princes Court is a block on Brompton Road.

Princes Court, SW3

Queen’s Gardens, SW1X Queen’s Gardens was developed in about 1768–70.

Queen’s Gardens, SW1X

Raphael Street, SW7 Raphael Street was laid out by Lewis Raphael who bought it from former owner Durs Egg’s heirs in 1838.

Raphael Street, SW7

Relton Mews, SW7 Relton Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area.

Relton Mews, SW7

Richmond Court, SW1X Richmond Court is a block on Sloane Street.

Richmond Court, SW1X

Roberts Mews, SW1X Roberts Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Roberts Mews, SW1X

Rutland Court, SW1X Rutland Court is a block on Knightsbridge.

Rutland Court, SW1X

Rutland Court, SW7 Rutland Court is sited on Rutland Gardens.

Rutland Court, SW7

Rutland Gardens, SW7 Rutland Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area.

Rutland Gardens, SW7

Rutland House, SW7 Rutland House is a block on Rutland Gardens.

Rutland House, SW7

Seaford House, SW1X Seaford House is a block on Belgrave Square.

Seaford House, SW1X

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.

Sloane Street, SW1X

South Carriage Drive, SW1X South Carriage Drive is a road in the SW1X postcode area

South Carriage Drive, SW1X

St Saviours House, SW3 St Saviours House is a block on Walton Street.

St Saviours House, SW3

Stackhouse Street, SW1X Stackhouse Street is a road in the SW1X postcode area

Stackhouse Street, SW1X

Studio Place, SW1X Studio Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Studio Place, SW1X

Thorburn House, SW1X Thorburn House is a block on William Mews.

Thorburn House, SW1X

Trevor Place, SW7 Trevor Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area.

Trevor Place, SW7

Trevor Square, SW7 Trevor Square is a historic private garden square in Knightsbridge.

Trevor Square, SW7

Trevor Street, SW7 Trevor Street is a road in the SW7 postcode area

Trevor Street, SW7

Trevor Walk, SW7 Trevor Walk is a location in London.

Trevor Walk, SW7

Walkway, SW7 Walkway is a road in the SW7 postcode area

Walkway, SW7

Walton Place, SW3 Walton Place is a location in London.

Walton Place, SW3

Walton Street, SW1X Walton Street is a major road of Chelsea.

Walton Street, SW1X

Wellington Court, SW1X Wellington Court is located on Knightsbridge.

Wellington Court, SW1X

West Halkin Street, SW1X West Halkin Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

West Halkin Street, SW1X

Whaddon House, SW1X Whaddon House is a block on William Mews.

Whaddon House, SW1X

William Mews, SW1X William Mews is a partially redeveloped, private Mews off Lowndes Square.

William Mews, SW1X

William Mews, SW1X A street within the SW1X postcode

William Mews, SW1X

William Street, SW1X William Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

William Street, SW1X

Wilton Crescent, SW1X Wilton Crescent is notable for its affluent and politically important list of residents, present and historic.

Wilton Crescent, SW1X

Wilton Place, SW1X Wilton Place was built in 1825 to connect Belgravia with Knightsbridge.

Wilton Place, SW1X

Wilton Row, SW1X Wilton Row is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Wilton Row, SW1X

Wilton Terrace, SW1X Wilton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area.

Wilton Terrace, SW1X

Yeoman’s Row, SW3 Yeomans Row is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area.

Yeoman’s Row, SW3

NEARBY PUBS

Bunch of Grapes

Pakenham Tavern The Pakenham Tavern was a pub on the western side of Knightsbridge Green.

Pakenham Tavern

Rose and Crown On the south side of the road, between Knightsbridge Green and Rutland Gate was the Rose and Crown.

Rose and Crown

The Gloucester

White Hart Inn The White Hart Inn stood opposite the Knightsbridge Leper Hospital on the bank of the Westbourne.

White Hart Inn

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Belgravia

Belgravia is an affluent area of Westminster, north of Victoria Station.

Belgravia - known as Five Fields during the Middle Ages - was developed in the early 19th century by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster.

The area had begun to be built up after George III moved to Buckingham House (now Buckingham Palace) and constructed a row of houses on what is now Grosvenor Place. In the 1820s, Richard Grosvenor asked Thomas Cubitt to design numerous grand terraces centred on squares. Most of Belgravia was constructed over the next 30 years.

Belgravia has many grand terraces of white stucco houses, and is focused on two squares: Belgrave Square and Eaton Square.

Much of Belgravia is still owned by the Duke of Westminster’s Grosvenor Group.

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The Wellington Statue on the Arch in the 1850s Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1515432472 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Harrods Department Store frontage as viewed along Brompton Rd at night (2012) Credit: David Liff TUM image id: 1557150671 Licence:	The Sutton Estate, Chelsea was built in 1913. Credit: Sutton Estate TUM image id: 1670633812 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Sloane Square area on Horwood’s 1799 map of London. Chelsea was largely a series of a market gardens and not urbanised back then. Credit: Richard Horwood TUM image id: 1670860306 Licence:	Cadogan Hall (2017) Cadogan Hall is a former Scientology church which fell into disuse. Completed in 1907 to designs in the Byzantine Revival style, it became a concert hall in 2004. Credit: Wiki Commons/Paul the Archivist TUM image id: 1670597886 Licence:
Bibendum, The Michelin Building on Fulham Road, Chelsea Credit: Wiki Commons/Steve Cadman TUM image id: 1670678558 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Orange Square Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1585745295 Licence: CC BY 2.0	View of the old Rose and Crown in Knightsbridge (1857). Watercolour displayed at the British Museum. Credit: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd TUM image id: 1616543806 Licence:	Knightsbridge Chapel came into existence in association with the Leper Hospital there. Being on the London boundary, a legal loophole allowed it to perform many (sham) marriages, these declining after the 1670s. TUM image id: 1616535340 Licence:	Wellington Arch photographed on 10 January 2017. Wellington Arch was built as an original entrance to Buckingham Palace, later becoming a victory arch proclaiming Wellington’s defeat of Napoleon. Crowned by the largest bronze sculpture in Europe, it depicts the Angel of Peace descending on the ’Quadriga’ - or four-horsed chariot - of War. The pathway that runs underneath the arch has a formal name - Apsley Way. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1621590589 Licence:
Belgrave Square Credit: Thomas Shepherd TUM image id: 1586353394 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Cadogan Place gardens, SW1. The northern garden was laid out by Humphry Repton in 1806. Repton laid out winding paths and created ridges and dips from excavated soil. Credit: Instagram/@the lois edit TUM image id: 1630936394 Licence:	Letter to Chuck Berry from Carl Sagan TUM image id: 1621596953 Licence:	Eaton Square Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1586358889 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Ennismore Mews, SW7 with the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Dormiton at the end Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1634644830 Licence:

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Harrods Department Store frontage as viewed along Brompton Rd at night (2012)
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The Sloane Square area on Horwood’s 1799 map of London. Chelsea was largely a series of a market gardens and not urbanised back then.
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Cadogan Hall (2017) Cadogan Hall is a former Scientology church which fell into disuse. Completed in 1907 to designs in the Byzantine Revival style, it became a concert hall in 2004.
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View of the old Rose and Crown in Knightsbridge (1857). Watercolour displayed at the British Museum.
Credit: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
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Knightsbridge Chapel came into existence in association with the Leper Hospital there. Being on the London boundary, a legal loophole allowed it to perform many (sham) marriages, these declining after the 1670s.
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Belgrave Square
Credit: Thomas Shepherd
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Cadogan Place gardens, SW1. The northern garden was laid out by Humphry Repton in 1806. Repton laid out winding paths and created ridges and dips from excavated soil.
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Lennox Gardens (2015) Lennox Gardens was built in the Queen Anne style over the final remaining market garden south of Knightbridge in 1882.
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Lowndes Street, c. 1905.
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The interior of St Simon Zelotes church, Milner Street, SW3
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