Before Lowndes Street was developed, the area hereabouts and north up to Hyde Park was originally known as Five Fields. The Knightsbridge (Knightâs Bridge) section was a main route out of the city, a renowned spot for bandits.
In 1824, Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster commissioned the development of many buildings centred around Belgrave Square and Pimlico. The man he commissioned to develop this area was Thomas Cubitt, a builder from Norfolk and a partner, Seth Smith.
Lowndes Street was developed from 1836 as part of the Cadogan Estate, also by Thomas Cubitt and Seth Smith. It was once part of the estate of William Lowndes of Chesham, after whom it is named.
