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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.


Main source: Belgravia - Wikipedia
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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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Lynette beardwood   
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.

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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
48 Belgrave Square 48 Belgrave Square was occupied for the same family for 170 years.
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.
Halkin Hotel The Halkin (styled as The Halkin by COMO) is a 5-star hotel.
London Lock Hospital The London Lock Hospital was the first venereal disease clinic.
St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge is a Grade II* listed Anglican church.

NEARBY STREETS
Ann’s Close, SW1X Ann’s Close is approached through an entrance under a building on Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)
Astaire House, SW1X Astaire House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
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)
Belgrave House, SW1W Belgrave House is sited on Buckingham Palace Road (Victoria)
Belgrave Mews North, SW1X Belgrave Mews North is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)
Belgrave Mews South, SW1X Belgrave Mews South 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)
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)
Bourne Street, SW1W Bourne Street is lined with what were once artisans’ dwellings. (Belgravia)
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 Road, SW1X Brompton Road lies partly in Westminster and partly in Kensington and Chelsea (Knightsbridge)
Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W Buckingham Palace Road runs from the south side of Buckingham Palace towards Chelsea (Victoria)
Burton Mews, SW1W Burton Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Belgravia)
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)
Cadogan Square, SW1X Cadogan Square was built between 1877 and 1888, largely on the grounds of the Prince’s Club - it was briefly known as Pavilion Square (Chelsea)
Capeners Close, SW1X Capeners Close is a narrow, gated mews-style courtyard off Kinnerton Street (Belgravia)
Chapel Street, SW1X Chapel Street runs south-west to north-east from Belgrave Square to Grosvenor Place (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 Close, SW1X Chester Close lies off of Chester Street (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)
Clabon Mews, SW1X Clabon Mews, Lennox Gardens, Lennox Gardens Mews were laid out on a former cricket field (Chelsea)
Cobham Court, SW1X Cobham Court is a block on Chester Close (Belgravia)
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)
Duplex Ride, SW1X Duplex Ride is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)
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 Gate, SW1W Eaton Gate leads southwest from Eaton Square (Belgravia)
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 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 Street, SW1W Eccleston Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)
Edgo House, SW1X Edgo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
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)
Forbes House, SW1X Forbes House is located on Halkin Street (Hyde Park Corner)
Fordie House, SW1X Fordie House is sited on Sloane Street (Chelsea)
Frederic Mews, SW1X Frederic Mews is a mews off Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)
Graham Terrace, SW1W Graham Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)
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 Court, SW1X Grosvenor Court is a block on Sloane Street (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)
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)
Grosvenor Place, SW1X Grosvenor Place is the main road connecting Hyde Park Corner with Victoria (Belgravia)
Halkin Arcade, SW1X Halkin Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Halkin Street, SW1X Halkin Street is named after a Grosvenor family property - Halkyn Castle in Wales (Belgravia)
Hans Crescent, SW1X Hans Crescent forms part of an area informally called Hans Town which dates back to the 18th century (Knightsbridge)
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 (Chelsea)
Hans Street, SW1X Hans Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
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)
Headfort Place, SW1X Headfort Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)
Herbert Crescent, SW1X Herbert Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Hobart Place, SW1W Hobart Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)
Hugo House, SW1X Hugo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Jefferson House, SW1X Jefferson House is a residential block on Basil Street (Knightsbridge)
Kilmuir House, SW1W Kilmuir House is a block on Ebury Street (Belgravia)
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)
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)
Lowndes House, SW1X Lowndes House is a block on Lowndes Place (Belgravia)
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)
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)
Montrose House, SW1X Montrose House is a block on Headfort Place (Belgravia)
Montrose Place, SW1X Montrose Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (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)
Oakley House, SW1X Oakley House is a building on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Old Barrack Yard, SW1X Old Barrack Yard is a narrow street of terraced cottages (Knightsbridge)
Park Mansions, SW1X Park Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)
Pavilion Road, SW1X Pavilion Road is London’s longest mews and runs parallel to Sloane Street (Chelsea)
Pembroke Close, SW1X Pembroke Close is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Hyde Park Corner)
Pembroke Mews North, SW1X Pembroke Mews North is the former name of an extension to the current Pembroke Close (Hyde Park Corner)
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)
Richmond Court, SW1X Richmond Court is a block on Sloane Street (Knightsbridge)
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)
Shelton House, SW1X Shelton House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)
Sloane House, SW1X Sloane House is located 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 Eaton Place, SW1W South Eaton Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)
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)
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)
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)
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 Mews, SW1X Wilton Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (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 Street, SW1X Wilton Street was built in 1817 (Belgravia)
Wilton Terrace, SW1X Wilton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

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