Queen's Gate Terrace is a street in Kensington, London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, home to several embassies. The street runs west to east from Gloucester Road to Queen's Gate.
C Aldin or William Harris were the architects for many of the houses.[1]
In 1886, the politician James Bailey purchased the South Kensington Hotel, in Queen's Gate Terrace.[2]
The Embassy of Estonia is at no 44.[3] The UAE Embassy's Military Department is at no 6.[4] The Embassy of France's Paymaster & Financial Comptroller Section is at no 30.[5]
Notable people edit
Leonard Shoobridge (1858-1935), writer, archaeologist, poet and politician, grew up at no 40.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Domestic Buildings after 1851: The house-type of the Queen's Gate area | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "The Alexander estate". British History Online. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Estonian Embassy in UK". London.vm.ee. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Embassy of the UAE in London » Contact Us". Uae-embassy.ae. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). Gov.uk. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ 1871 census: The National Archives, Kew, London. RG 10/29, folio 61, page 4
External links edit
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