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  Belgrave Square - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belgrave Square is one of the grandest 19th century squares in London.
There is a village called Belgrave two miles from the Grosvenor family's main country seat, Eaton Hall in Cheshire, so the square is presumably named for that.
From its construction until World War II the square was occupied by leading members of the British aristocracy, with an increasing number of plutocrats added to the mix in later decades.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belgrave_Square   (297 words)

  
 London's Flowery Meads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In the Belgrave Square area he hit upon the ingenious idea of draining the swampy ground by removing the clay soil of Five Fields, using it for the manufacture of bricks, and making up the ground with soil excavated in the construction of St. Katherine Docks near the Tower in which he was also involved.
Belgrave Square is one of the largest London squares, nearly ten acres (40,500 sq metres) in area, and is formed by a fine range of terraced houses in the classical style on all four sides surrounding the centre garden.
Belgrave Square was fashionable from the beginning though the Victorians, disliking the quiet elegance of the 18th century, found it boring.
www.german-embassy.org.uk /london_s_flowery_meads.html   (2158 words)

  
 The Importance of Being Earnest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Belgravia, Fry's London explains, is "named from Belgrave in Leicestershire, a village belonging to the Duke of Westminster, who owns all the land in this quarter" (London: Illustrated by Twenty Bird's-Eye Views of the Principal Streets [1895] 119).
Wheatley's London Past and Present (1891) locates it as "the fashionable region of somewhat indefinite limits, which has Belgrave Square for its centre, and may be understood broadly to extend westward from Buckingham Palace Gardens to Lowndes Square, and southwards from Knightsbridge to Chester Square (1: 153).
In addition to housing the Austrian ambassador the Square boasted no fewer than eight earls, along with various dowagers, lords, dukes, duchesses, and marquises, among its inhabitants.
www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~a0fs000/earnest5b.html   (217 words)

  
 The Pillar of Belgrave Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Sir Bernard Braine M.P., being buttonholed by Herbert Sulzbach, "The Pillar of Belgrave Square", with Mrs Yvonne Klemperer whose mind is on other things.
THE GERMAN Embassy in Belgrave Square has been blessed with a series of outstanding Ambassadors.
He straddled two infinitely different worlds with the same courage and integrity shown in both, two faiths, two wars, two careers, and he was the soul of humanity in both." It was a moving and fitting tribute.
www.german-embassy.org.uk /the_pillar_of_belgrave_square.html   (487 words)

  
 Belgrave Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
"Belgrave Square" is a formal afternoon ensemble, a strapless dinner dress topped by a three-quarter length princess coat in check cashmere, accented with red fox fur.
Divinely luxurious Italian cashmere is woven in a classic check pattern of forest green, midnight blue, brown and mustard on a beige background.
She wore it for the unforgettable scene when the lover she thought had been killed in battle appears strolling around Belgrave Square, suffering from amnesia.
www.jerrolddewolfe.com /belgravesquare.htm   (326 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Belgrave Square Guide | Belgrave Square London, SW1X, England, UK | London Streets by Street | London ...
Belgrave Square is located in the City of Westminster
The nearest underground station to Belgrave Square is 'Hyde Park Corner ' which is about 8 minutes to the North.
Sloane Square tube, Sloane Square, (13 mins to the South West)
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/belgrave_square_cfd.html   (627 words)

  
 Flat for sale - Belgrave Square SW1 - Primelocation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The property is presented in good order and offers a bright drawing room with a vaulted ceiling and a dining room with a pitched glazed roof.
Belgrave Square has long been considered one of the key 'jewels in the Grosvenor Estate's crown' because of its superb location in respect of Knightsbridge and the West End and due to the importance of the beautiful Grade 1 Listed buildings.
BEDROOM 2: A second double bedroom with wast facing sash window overlooking Belgrave Square flanked by built in cupboards with hanging shelves.
www.primelocation.com /CLsl170090   (471 words)

  
 Mystery Guide - McGarr and the P.M. of Belgrave Square by Bartholomew Gill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
One of the most interesting scenes in the story is the examination of the painting's frame and the paint chips that were left behind, using advanced laboratory techniques and painstaking scholarship.
Another "member of the family" working on the case is the Prime Minister of Belgrave Square, an exceptional bomb-sniffing dog that was injured when it uncovered a bomb.
Having lost most of its hearing and lame in one leg, it could no longer work on the force but remains a loyal pet and a fierce guard of the McGarrs and the next-door neighbors, a rabbi on one side and an old Anglo-Irish woman on the other.
www.mysteryguide.com /bkGillSquare.html   (538 words)

  
 Belgravee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Belgrave Square East runs North by Northwest from Monkstown Road along the eastern side of Belgrave Square, then on to Belgrave Place, to join Seapoint Ave close to the Martello Tower.
Except for the hardware associated with electricity, this view is virtually unchanged in the 20th century.
Belgrave Square is the location of the Culturlann, a centre for Irish music and culture, owned by Comhaltas Ceolteoiri Eireann.
www.clubi.ie /Monkstown/millenium/belgravee.htm   (110 words)

  
 THE BELGRAVIA DISPATCH: Flags at Half-Mast in Belgravia
Across the street from the Embassy, dangling off the gates of the Belgrave Square gardens, a white sheet with some illegible, from afar, scribblings.
The last figure, scrawled by what appeared to be another hand than the previous numbers, and in a different colored marker, with three dots indicating the number would likely go up still more.
Further about Belgrave Square, most Embassies were flying their flag at half-mast in solidarity with Spain.
www.belgraviadispatch.com /archives/001314.html   (738 words)

  
 The Royal College of Psychiatrists - Directions to Belgrave Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Turn right on to Grosvenor Place and then right again on to Grosevenor Crescent until you reach Belgrave Square.
At the end of Pont Street, turn left on to Belgrave Square.
Turn left on to Belgrave Place until you reach Belgrave Square.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk /directions.htm   (114 words)

  
 London WRG
In addition to our digs, we have socials on a Tuesday, 11 days before each dig, at The Star Tavern pub on Belgrave Mews West, we are usually in the upstairs room from about 7.30pm.
By tube: Victoria, Sloane Square or Knightsbridge are closest.
Turn left into Chesham Place and then immediately right into Belgrave Mews West (just before the German Embassy), go through the white arch and along the mews and the pub is on the left just before another arch.
www.london.wrg.org.uk   (584 words)

  
 Chemistry and Industry: SCI welcomes your involvement: Open House at Belgrave Square. (SCI 122nd AGM).(Society of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Chemistry and Industry: SCI welcomes your involvement: Open House at Belgrave Square.
SCI welcomes its Members to attend the Society's 122nd Annual General Meeting on 9 July at the London Headquarters at 14/15 Belgrave Square.
Formalities of the day will be complemented by award presentations, social gatherings and the opportunity to converse with both Members and staff alike.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:105539106&refid=ink_tptd_mag   (215 words)

  
 2001 A Mind Odyssey - Art at Belgrave Square- The Royal College of Psychiatrist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Each month, as part of Mind Odyssey, we display a different painting by a psychiatrist or person who has suffered from mental health problems.
A short background to each work of art and some information on the artist is also be provided.
Art at Belgrave Square began in March 2002.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk /campaigns/2001/art.htm   (103 words)

  
 Belgrave Square
This can happen in other Pitt books as well I find, but this one is the worst.
Anything in this series from The Whitechapel Conspiracy onwards is very good though, as is Traitor's Gate, Bedford Square and Farrier's Lane.
Perry's tales are, in general, fun to read and BELGRAVE SQUARE is a solid entry in the Pitt series.
thegreatlands.com /store/0449222276.php   (674 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Belgrave Square (A Victorian Murder Mystery): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Buy Belgrave Square (A Victorian Murder Mystery) with Pentecost Alley (A Victorian Murder Mystery) today!
Bedford Square (Inspector Pitt S.); Paperback ~ Anne Perry
Inspector Thomas Pitt and Charlotte, his wife, face widespread corruption in the highest places, sparked off by a killing in the backstreets.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0006479073   (388 words)

  
 The Grenadier, 18 Wilton Row, Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 7NR : The Traditional English Restaurants of London
The Grenadier, 18 Wilton Row, Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 7NR : The Traditional English Restaurants of London
It even boasts a resident ghost, which apparently rarely makes an appearance; so if you see a pale shambling apparition, it is probably only a regular who has had a bit too much to drink.
You can judge its popularity by the fact that locals go there, and pray that it won’t become over-invaded by outsiders, though even tourists have been known to complain that it is getting too well known.
www.english-restaurants.com /english/areas/restaurant.asp?classID=43   (333 words)

  
 The Session: Tunes - Belgrave Square (hornpipe)
Submitted on December 30th 2004 by Aidan Crossey.
It's composed by the late great Leitrim fiddler, Joe Liddy whom I'm reliably informed spent a great deal of his time in the Culturlann, Belgrave Square where he played many a tune.
His compositions seem to have been neglected since his death and maybe it's time someone delved into both of his tune books to see if there are any more gems yet to be unearthed!
www.thesession.org /tunes/display.php/4027   (226 words)

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