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Tag: Knightsbridge and Belgravia

Grosvenor Crescent, SW1X

6 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Richard Grosvenor (January 27, 1795 – October 31, 1869), become the 2nd Marquess of Westminster, in 1845. Richard, the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: 2nd Marquess of Westminster, Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Belgravia, Richard Grosvenor, streets named after Westminster School connection, Westminster

Grosvenor Road, SW1V

3 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name There has been a road or tow path alongside the River Thames since at least John Rocque’s 1746…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: 2nd Earl Grovesnor, Chester, Grosvenor Estate, Knightsbridge and Belgravia, name change, Pimlico, streets named after Cambridge graduates, Westminster

Grosvenor Place, SW1X

2 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Overlooking Buckingham Palace’s gardens, this certainly counts as one of the most exclusive addresses in London. It was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: 1st Earl Grosvenor, George III, Grosvenor Estate, Knightsbridge and Belgravia, names from Norman French, streets named after Oxford graduates, Westminster

Albert Gate, SW1X

23 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name One of the gates leading into Hyde Park and named after Prince Albert following his marriage to Queen…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Knightsbridge and Belgravia, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, royal, streets name after Germans, streets named after royals, streets names after German connection, victorian, Westminster
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