Eaton Square, SW1W

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

Eaton Square
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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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Astaire House, SW1X Astaire House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Astaire House, SW1X

Beeston Place, SW1W Beeston Place was formerly part of the Grosvenor family estate and the family owned land in Beeston, Cheshire (Victoria)

Beeston Place, SW1W

Belgrave Cottages, SW1W Belgrave Cottages were situated behind Whittaker Street (Sloane Square)

Belgrave Cottages, SW1W

Belgrave House, SW1W Belgrave House is sited on Buckingham Palace Road (Victoria)

Belgrave House, SW1W

Belgrave Mews South, SW1X Belgrave Mews South - as similar names - derives from local landowners the Grosvenor family (titled Viscounts Belgrave). (Belgravia)

Belgrave Mews South, SW1X

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

Belgrave Mews West, SW1X

Belgrave Place, SW1X Belgrave Place is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)

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 (Belgravia)

Belgrave Square, SW1X

Belgrave Yard, SW1W Belgrave Yard lies off Lower Belgrave Street and dates from the 1820s (Victoria)

Belgrave Yard, SW1W

Belgravia Court, SW1W Belgravia Court is a block on Ebury Street (Victoria)

Belgravia Court, SW1W

Belgravia House, SW1X Belgravia House is a block on Halkin Place (Belgravia)

Belgravia House, SW1X

Bolebec House, SW1X Bolebec House is sited on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)

Bolebec House, SW1X

Boscobel Place, SW1W Boscobel Place’s name is derived from the story of Charles II (Belgravia)

Boscobel Place, SW1W

Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W Buckingham Palace Road runs from the south side of Buckingham Palace towards Chelsea (Victoria)

Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W

Bulleid Way, SW1V Bulleid Way is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Bulleid Way, SW1V

Burton Mews, SW1W Burton Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Belgravia)

Burton Mews, SW1W

Cadogan Gardens, SW1X Cadogan Gardens is a complicated series of interlinked streets (Sloane Square)

Cadogan Gardens, SW1X

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 Gate, SW1X

Cadogan House, SW1X Cadogan House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Cadogan House, SW1X

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 Lane, SW1X

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

Cadogan Place, SW1X

Charles Street, SW1X Charles Street was a short-lived street on the Cadogan Estate (Belgravia)

Charles Street, SW1X

Chelsea House, SW1X Chelsea House is a block on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)

Chelsea House, SW1X

Chesham Close, SW1X Chesham Close is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)

Chesham Close, SW1X

Chesham House, SW1X Chesham House is a block on Chesham Place (Belgravia)

Chesham House, SW1X

Chesham Mews, SW1X Chesham Mews is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)

Chesham Mews, SW1X

Chesham Place, SW1X Chesham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Chesham Place, SW1X

Chesham Street, SW1X Chesham Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Chesham Street, SW1X

Chester House, SW1X Chester House is a block on Belgrave Mews South (Belgravia)

Chester House, SW1X

Chester Mews, SW1X Chester Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Chester Mews, SW1X

Chester Row, SW1W Chester Row with its tall stucco houses lies at the heart of the district of Belgravia (Belgravia)

Chester Row, SW1W

Chester Square Mews, SW1W Chester Square Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Chester Square Mews, SW1W

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 Square, SW1W

Chester Street, SW1X Chester Street dates from 1805 (Belgravia)

Chester Street, SW1X

Cliveden Place, SW1W Cliveden Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)

Cliveden Place, SW1W

Cliveden Place, SW1W Cliveden Place continues Eaton Gate southwestwards (Sloane Square)

Cliveden Place, SW1W

Colette Court, SW1X Colette Court is a block on Sloane Street (Sloane Square)

Colette Court, SW1X

Colonnade Walk, SW1W Colonnade Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Colonnade Walk, SW1W

Conduit Street, SW1W Conduit Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Wpostal area (Belgravia)

Conduit Street, SW1W

Dorchester Court, SW1X Dorchester Court is a building on Sloane Street (Chelsea)

Dorchester Court, SW1X

Dove Walk, SW1W Dove Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Dove Walk, SW1W

Duke of York Square, SW1W Duke of York Square is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)

Duke of York Square, SW1W

Durley House, SW1X Durley House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Durley House, SW1X

D’Oyley Street, SW1W D’Oyley Street is the southern extension of Cadogan Lane (Belgravia)

D’Oyley Street, SW1W

Earl Street, SW1X Earl Street was a short-lived street in Hans Town (Belgravia)

Earl Street, SW1X

Eaton Close, SW1W Eaton Close is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)

Eaton Close, SW1W

Eaton Gate, SW1W Eaton Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)

Eaton Gate, SW1W

Eaton Gate, SW1W Eaton Gate leads southwest from Eaton Square (Belgravia)

Eaton Gate, SW1W

Eaton Lane, SW1W Eaton Lane is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Eaton Lane, SW1W

Eaton Mews North, SW1W Eaton Mews North is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Eaton Mews North, SW1W

Eaton Mews South, SW1W Eaton Mews South runs across Eccleston Street (Belgravia)

Eaton Mews South, SW1W

Eaton Mews West, SW1W Eaton Mews West is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Eaton Mews West, SW1W

Eaton Place, SW1X Eaton Place was developed by Thomas Cubitt between 1826 and 1845 (Belgravia)

Eaton Place, SW1X

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 Row, SW1W

Eaton Square, SW1W Eaton Square is one of the jewels in Belgravia’s crown. (Belgravia)

Eaton Square, SW1W

Eaton Terrace, SW1W Eaton Terrace is a street of elegant five and six storey terraced houses (Belgravia)

Eaton Terrace, SW1W

Ebury Mews, SW1W Ebury Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Ebury Mews, SW1W

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 Square, SW1W

Ebury Street, SW1W Ebury Street runs from the Grosvenor Gardens junction south-westwards to Pimlico Road (Victoria)

Ebury Street, SW1W

Eccleston Bridge, SW1W Eccleston Bridge derives its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, where the Grosvenor family own property (Victoria)

Eccleston Bridge, SW1W

Eccleston Place, SW1W Eccleston Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Eccleston Place, SW1W

Eccleston Square, SW1V Eccleston Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Eccleston Square, SW1V

Eccleston Street, SW1W Eccleston Street derives its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, where the Grosvenor family own property (Victoria)

Eccleston Street, SW1W

Elizabeth Bridge, SW1V Elizabeth Bridge is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

Elizabeth Bridge, SW1V

Elizabeth Street, SW1W Elizabeth Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Elizabeth Street, SW1W

Ellis Street, SW1X Ellis Street originated in 1791 (Belgravia)

Ellis Street, SW1X

Fordie House, SW1X Fordie House is sited on Sloane Street (Chelsea)

Fordie House, SW1X

Fountain Square, SW1W Fountain Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Fountain Square, SW1W

Greville House, SW1X Greville House is a block on Halkin Arcade (Belgravia)

Greville House, SW1X

Groom Place, SW1X Groom Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Groom Place, SW1X

Grosvenor Cottages, SW1W Grosvenor Cottages is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)

Grosvenor Cottages, SW1W

Grosvenor Court, SW1X Grosvenor Court is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Grosvenor Court, SW1X

Grosvenor Gardens House, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens House is sited on Grosvenor Gardens (Victoria)

Grosvenor Gardens House, SW1W

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 East, SW1W

Grosvenor Gardens Mews North, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens Mews North is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Grosvenor Gardens Mews North, SW1W

Grosvenor Gardens, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Grosvenor Gardens, SW1W

Halkin Arcade, SW1X Halkin Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Halkin Arcade, SW1X

Hans Street, SW1X Hans Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Hans Street, SW1X

Hobart Place, SW1W Hobart Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Hobart Place, SW1W

Hugh Street, SW1V Hugh Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Hugh Street, SW1V

Hugo House, SW1X Hugo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Hugo House, SW1X

Kilmuir House, SW1W Kilmuir House is a block on Ebury Street (Belgravia)

Kilmuir House, SW1W

Kings Road, SW1W Kings Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)

Kings Road, SW1W

Knowsley House, SW1X Knowsley House can be found on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Knowsley House, SW1X

Little Chester Street, SW1X Little Chester Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Little Chester Street, SW1X

Lower Belgrave Street, SW1W Lower Belgrave Street connects Buckingham Palace Road with Eaton Square (Victoria)

Lower Belgrave Street, SW1W

Lower Grosvenor Place, SW1W Lower Grosvenor Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Lower Grosvenor Place, SW1W

Lowndes House, SW1X Lowndes House is a block on Lowndes Place (Belgravia)

Lowndes House, SW1X

Lowndes Street, SW1X Lowndes Street was built by Thomas Cubitt and Seth Smith (Belgravia)

Lowndes Street, SW1X

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

Lyall Mews West, SW1X

Lyall Mews, SW1X Lyall Mews is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)

Lyall Mews, SW1X

Lyall Street, SW1X Lyall Street extends southward from Chesham Place to Eaton Square, transitioning into Elizabeth Street at Eaton Square (Belgravia)

Lyall Street, SW1X

Motcomb House, SW1X Motcomb House can be found on Motcomb Street (Belgravia)

Motcomb House, SW1X

Motcomb Street, SW1X Motcomb Street is a now pedestrianised street in Belgravia (Belgravia)

Motcomb Street, SW1X

Mulberry Square, SW1W Mulberry Square is a location in London (Victoria)

Mulberry Square, SW1W

Oakley House, SW1X Oakley House is a building on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Oakley House, SW1X

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

Pavilion Road, SW1X

Phipps Mews, SW1W Phipps Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Phipps Mews, SW1W

Pont Street, SW1X Pont Street is a fashionable street in Knightsbridge/Belgravia, not far from the Knightsbridge department store Harrods (Belgravia)

Pont Street, SW1X

Roberts Mews, SW1X Roberts Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Roberts Mews, SW1X

rr, SW1W Eccleston Yard is a location in London (Victoria)

rr, SW1W

Seaford House, SW1X Seaford House is a block on Belgrave Square (Belgravia)

Seaford House, SW1X

Sedding Street, SW1W Sedding Street was originally called Upper George Street (Sloane Square)

Sedding Street, SW1W

Semley House, SW1W Semley House is a block on Semley Place (Victoria)

Semley House, SW1W

Semley Place, SW1W Semley Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Semley Place, SW1W

Silverdale Industrial Estate, SW1W A street within the SW1W postcode (Victoria)

Silverdale Industrial Estate, SW1W

Sir Simon Milton Square, SW1E Sir Simon Milton Square (Victoria)

Sir Simon Milton Square, SW1E

Skinner Place, SW1W Skinner Place first appears on 1840 mapping (Sloane Square)

Skinner Place, SW1W

Sloane House, SW1X Sloane House is located on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Sloane House, SW1X

Sloane Square House, SW1W Sloane Square House is located on Holbein Place (Sloane Square)

Sloane Square House, SW1W

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 Square, SW1W

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 Street, SW1X

Sloane Terrace, SW1W Sloane Terrace is the location of Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square)

Sloane Terrace, SW1W

South Eaton Place, SW1W South Eaton Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

South Eaton Place, SW1W

South Street, SW1W South Street was renamed Cadogan Gardens in 1869 (Chelsea)

South Street, SW1W

Symons Street, SW3 Symons Street is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Symons Street, SW3

Terminus Place, SW1E Terminus Place is the home of Victoria Bus Station (Victoria)

Terminus Place, SW1E

The Royal Mews, SW1E The Royal Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

The Royal Mews, SW1E

Upper Belgrave Street, SW1X Upper Belgrave Street was constructed in the 1840s to connect Belgrave Square with the King’s Road (Belgravia)

Upper Belgrave Street, SW1X

Victoria Place, SW1W Victoria Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Place, SW1W

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)

Victoria Square, SW1E

West Eaton Place Mews, SW1X West Eaton Place Mews is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)

West Eaton Place Mews, SW1X

West Eaton Place, SW1W West Eaton Place lies off Eaton Place (Belgravia)

West Eaton Place, SW1W

West Halkin Street, SW1X West Halkin Street is named after Halkyn Castle, originally a Grosvenor family property in Flintshire, Wales (Belgravia)

West Halkin Street, SW1X

Wilbraham House, SW1X Wilbraham House is located on D’Oyley Street (Sloane Square)

Wilbraham House, SW1X

Wilbraham Place, SW1X Wilbraham Place is a road to the rear of Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square)

Wilbraham Place, SW1X

Wilton Mews, SW1X Wilton Mews commemorates the local landowners, the Grosvenor family (titled Viscounts Belgrave) (Belgravia)

Wilton Mews, SW1X

Wilton Street, SW1X Wilton Street was built in 1817 (Belgravia)

Wilton Street, SW1X

Wilton Terrace, SW1X Wilton Terrace ultimately commemorates local landowners the Grosvenors (titled Viscounts Belgrave) (Belgravia)

Wilton Terrace, SW1X

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