Elvaston Place is a street in South Kensington, London.

Elvaston Place
Elvaston Place in 2010
Part ofSouth Kensington
TypeStreet
Length300 m (980 ft)
LocationSouth Kensington, London
West endGloucester Road
East endQueen's Gate

Elvaston Place runs west to east from Gloucester Road to Queen's Gate.

The High Commission of Gabon, London, is at number 27. The High Commission of Mauritius, London, is at number 32/33. The Embassy of Iraq, London, has its consular section at number 3.

History

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Elvaston Place from Queens Tower in 2007

Much of the street, 1-20 and 32–46, was built by the property developer Charles Aldin in the early 1860s.[1] 26-31 were built in 1866–68.[1]

Miss Ironside's School was located at number 2.

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Domestic Buildings after 1851: The Italianate Tradition". Survey of London. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1901). "MacDougall, Patrick Leonard" . Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. 2. pp. 121–122.
  3. ^ "Obituary". The Annual Register: 194. 1896.
  4. ^ Martin, Simon (2011). Edward Burra. Surrey, UK: Lund Humphries. pp. 14–15. ISBN 9781869827106.
  5. ^ A. H. McLintock, ed. (1966). "PLUNKET, Sir William Lee Plunket, Fifth Baron, GCVO, GCMG, KBE, KGStJ, BA". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage/Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ Hannah Gay (2007). The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007: Higher Education and Research in Science, Technology, and Medicine. World Scientific. p. 413. ISBN 978-1-86094-708-7.
  7. ^ [1] CWGC Casualty Record, Kensington Metropolitan Borough.
  8. ^ "Elvaston Place by Al Stewart". Songfacts. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

51°29′50″N 0°10′56″W / 51.49727°N 0.18218°W / 51.49727; -0.18218