Queen's Gate Terrace

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.

Queen's Gate Terrace

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]

Estonian Embassy, 44 Queen's Gate Terrace

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

Leonard Shoobridge (1858-1935), writer, archaeologist, poet and politician, grew up at no 40.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Domestic Buildings after 1851: The house-type of the Queen's Gate area | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. "The Alexander estate". British History Online. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  3. "Estonian Embassy in UK". London.vm.ee. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. "Embassy of the UAE in London » Contact Us". Uae-embassy.ae. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). Gov.uk. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. 1871 census: The National Archives, Kew, London. RG 10/29, folio 61, page 4

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