Knightsbridge Attractions - London

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Alfred Lord Tennyson's House

There is little doubt that Tennyson's poetry is some of the most famous in the English language. He lived a great deal of his life in the centre of...

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Arnold Bennett's House

Arnold Bennett was born in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire but moved to London, making it his permanent home after studying at the University of London. Bennett is one of the...

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Beauchamps Place

Beauchamps Place is situated just a few hundred yards from Brompton Road and Hyde Park Corner. Tucked away amongst some of the most historic streets in Knightsbridge this street...

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Belgrave Square Gardens

Belgrave Square is one of a few beautifully well designed and maintained gardens at the centre of the busy and affluent suburb of Knights bridge. Belgrave Square is one...

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Brompton Arcade

Brompton Arcade is situated close to the Hyde Park Corner End of Brompton Road and is one of the most exclusive shopping centres at the heart of London's Knightsbridge. Just...

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Brompton Road

Brompton Road is one of the most famous and exclusive streets in London. It is home to a great many five star hotels as well as having some of...

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Cadogan Square Gardens

Cadogan Square Gardens is a fine area of peace and tranquillity just minutes from some of London's most busy shopping streets. The area is surrounded by some marvellous town...

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Chales Dilke's House

Sir Charles Dilke was one of the most important statesman and politicians of his age. His role in the development of the 1832 Reform Act was important and helped...

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Chesham Place Gardens

Chesham Place Gardens are located at the heart of Chesham Place, a quiet corner of Knightsbridge close to the major attractions of the area. The gardens, unlike many of...

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Chester Square Gardens

Chester Square is one of the more famous of Knightsbridge's communities and has throughout the years been home to some of the nations most influential politicians and financiers. The...

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Chopin's House

Federick Francois Chopin is without a doubt one of the most well known names in classical music. The great Polish composer and pianist spent a good deal of his...

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Eaton Square Gardens

Eaton Square is one of the most exclusive residential addresses in London and lies at the centre of Knightsbridge. The square is flanked by large houses that each and...

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Edward Wood's House

Edward Wood was the 1st Earl of Halifax and was one of the most prominent Conservative politicians at the turn of the 19 Century. Known as Lord Irving for...

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George Bentham's House

George Bentham is regarded as the greatest systematic botanist of the 19th Century. His work changed the face of modern botany and all of our understandings of the millions...

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George Peabody's House

George Peabody was an American by birth and made his fortunes as a dry goods merchant in the mid 19th Century. He is best known for his philanthropic activities...

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Halkin Arcade

Halkin Arcade is a charming old arcade of shops, cafés and eateries tucked away down a side street close to the busy Brompton Road in Knightsbridge. Steeped in history...

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Hans Place Gardens

Hans Place is a quiet sheltered group of houses tucked away behind Harrod's, the famous old department store. Named after Hans Sloane, a great son of the area, the...

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Harrods

Harrods of Knightsbridge is the most famous shop in London if not the world. Since the great department store first opened its doors in 1849 it has been committed...

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Harrods Depository

Unquestionably one of the more iconic buildings flanking the River Thames, Harrods Depository was built in 1894 as a storage centre for the larger items that could not be taken...

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Herbert Tree's House

Educated in Germany, Tree didn't take to the stage until 1876, a relatively late starter in the world of acting. Noted as one of the most influential actors of...

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Homage to Leonardo

'Homage to Leonardo' is an unsigned work that stands on the edge of Belgrave Square gardens, opposite some of South America's most important embassy buildings. The statue is said...

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Jane Austen's House

Jane Austen is one of the best known names in English literature, and although she only lived in this house for a relatively short period of time it acted as...

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John Lubbock's House

Educated at Eton, John Lubbock moved up to London in his early twenties to start a career in banking. He quickly became one of the brightest stars on the...

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Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge is not only the name of an area of London, but one of the city's most famous shopping streets. The road which connects Hyde Park Corner with Brompton...

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Laura Ashley's House

Laura Ashley was a stylish woman and she lived in this eminently stylish house close to Brompton Road in Knightsbridge. Welsh born, Laura Ashley became famous in the design...

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Lilly Langtry's House

Nicknamed 'The Jersey Lilly' Lilly Langtry was raised in the Channel Islands and came to London to peruse a career as an actress. She soon moved to Knightsbridge and...

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Lopez Pumarejo's House

Considered by many to be the most influential figure in the history of Colombian politics, Pumarejo like many South Americans at the time spent a good deal of time in...

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Lord John Russell's House

Lord John Russell was one of the most important political figures in British politics in the 19th Century. Serving as Prime Minister on two occasions, Russell enjoyed the privacy...

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Lord Kelvin's House

Throughout his amazing career as a mathematician, physicist and thinker, Lord Kelvin lived in this charming town house at the heart of Knightsbridge. Originally from Scotland, Kelvin was attracted...

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Lowndes Square Gardens

Lowndes Square Gardens stand at the centre of a wonderful Regency style London housing development. The area is peaceful and tranquil and seems a million miles from the busy...

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Mary Shelley's House

Mary Shelley was a Londoner born and bred. She had the city in her blood and lived a great deal of her life in this luxurious town house in...

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Matthew Arnold's House

Matthew Arnold was one of the 19th Century's most influential cultural commentators and critic. Arnold enjoyed a long and diverse life, working as inspector of schools for many years,...

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Montpelier Square Gardens

Montpelier Square Gardens are some of the most charming cultured gardens in the Knightsbridge area. Tucked away about 100 yards north of Brompton Road this park and gardens is...

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Mountbatten of Burma's House

Lord Mountbatten of Burma was one of the most significant figures of royalty in the 20th Century. He was Uncle of Prince Philip and became a mentor to Prince...

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Neville Chamberlain's House

Neville Chamberlain lived in this house for a great deal of his time as an MP. Of course he moved to Downing Street in the 1930s after becoming Prime...

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PG Wodehouse's House

PG Wodehouse is still a household name, largely because of the success of the Jeeves and Wooster series of comic novels that he wrote. The series were so successful...

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Park Tower Casino

This casino is considered to be one of the finest gambling centres in London. It boasts a fine selection of bars and restaurants that compliment the main floor of...

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Philip Noel Baker's House

Philip Noel Baker lived much of his adult life in this charming town house inn the leafy Knightsbridge square. Baker is hard to pinpoint in one profession, a real...

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Polish Government in Exile

After the Second World War Europe was divided between the capitalist free market economies of the west and the communist controlled Soviet satellite states of the east. Many of...

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Prince Metternich's House

Prince von Metternich was one of the most influential men in European politics in the 19th Century. He was born in Germany and became the foreign minister for Austria...

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RBS Gallery

The Royal Bank of Scotland Gallery is one of the most important galleries of its type in central London. Throughout the year it holds a series of exhibitions on...

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Robert Boothby's House

Robert Boothby was a prominent Scottish politician and statesman throughout the 20th Century. He lived in this fine house on the corner of Eaton Square for much of his...

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Simon Boliva Statue

This statue was a gift from a collection of South American countries to the square in which the majority of their embassies stand. It celebrates the life of the...

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Sir George Alexander's House

Sir George Alexander chose to live in Knightsbridge because it was close to ’theatre land’ in London’s west end, but far enough away from the bright lights so that he...

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St. Colombus Church

St. Colombus is situated on the main thoroughfare of Pont Street between Brompton Road and Sloane Street. The Presbyterian church is one of the largest and most significant Scottish...

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St. Michael's Church

St. Michael's is a fine old church built on one side of the beautifully constructed Chester Square at the heart of Knightsbridge. So often a sign of the affluence...

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St. Paul's Church

St. Paul's Church is one of the largest and most well used of Knightsbridge's places of worship. IT is situated almost adjacent to Brompton Road, close to Harrod's department...

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St. Peter's Church

Although St. Peter's stands at one end of the affluent Eaton Square area of Knightsbridge, it draws a congregation from a surprisingly diverse range of individuals who live across central...

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St. Saviours Church

St. Saviours is a fine old neo-Gothic church on the edge of Knightsbridge, not far from Brompton Road and Hyde Park. The building is awash with interesting architectural features...

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Stanley Baldwin's House

Stanley Baldwin is without a doubt one of the best recognised names in modern British Politics. Hailing from Worcestershire, he lived much of his life in London, rising from...

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Statue of Columbus

Christopher Columbus, although not English is celebrated in several places around the capital. The particular significance of this statue is to commemorate his discovery of the New World in...

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Statue of Robert Grosvenor

The Grosvenor family are intrinsically linked with the city of London and for generations have occupied the post of Duke of Westminster. Robert Grosvenor was a great philanthropist who...

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Statue of San Martin

Located at the heart of Belgrave Square, this statue is one of several that commemorate great South American leaders who helped to form the continent and its countries as we...

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Thomas Cubitt's House

Cubitt was one of the earliest speculative builders who began creating much of what we now see as modern day London. He bought up large areas of central London...

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Trevor Square Gardens

Trevor Square Gardens are a beautiful series of landscaped gardens at the centre of the ornate Trevor Square in Knightsbridge. The gardens have been for centuries a place of...

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Viscount Cecil's House

Cecil was without a doubt one of the foremost diplomats and politicians of the early 20th Century. His most notable contribution to world politics was the introduction of the...

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Viscount Gort's House

John Vereker, the 6th Viscount of Gort was a born and bred Londoner of the highest class. He lived at the centre of Knightsbridge in this fine town house...

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Vivien Leigh's House

Vivien Leigh s associated with America because of er phenomenal success in e Hollywood movie business, but she sent much f er life attempting live a private existence in...

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Walter Bagehot's House

Walter Bagehot lived at the heart of London in this corner house close to Hyde Park for a great deal of his life. As probably the best known British...

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William Ewart's House

It is said that Ewart chose Eaton Place as his home because it had the same name as the school he attended. Born in Liverpool, Ewart converted quickly to...

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Wilton Crescent Gradens

Wilton Crescent is an exclusive neighbourhood of Knightsbridge that throughout the centuries has been the home of many of the great and the good of the capital. These beautifully...

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