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Hyde Park Gate. Coordinates: 51°30′1.3″N 0°10′57.8″W. Algerian consulate, 8 Hyde Park Gate, London, September 2014. Hyde Park Gate is a street in Central London, England, which applies to two parallel roads in Kensington on the southern boundary of Kensington Gardens.
- 1945-51
- 1951-55
- 1955-65
- Finis
The Churchills purchased 28 Hyde Park Gate in September 1945. The fine attached brick house stands in a quiet cul-de-sac, close to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. They acquired the abutting number 27 in March 1946. According to Stefan Buczacki’s excellent book, Churchill and Chartwell, the garden wall between the two residences was...
In the October 1951 General Election, Churchill was returned as prime minister and moved to Ten Downing Street. He leased both houses. The Cuban ambassador, Robert Mendoza, was a longtme resident. In 1954 William Murray, Eighth Earl of Mansfieldleased number 28, furnished.
After WSC retired as prime minister in 1955, the Churchills returned to Hyde Park Gate and converted the two residences into one, removing the garden and structural walls. In 1962 in Monte Carlo, Churchill fell and broke his leg. Returning to London, he recuperated at 27 Hyde Park Gate, which by then had been converted to a ground...
Lady Churchill soon found and moved to smaller quarters, at 7 Prince’s Gate. At an auction on 28 October 1965, nine months after Sir Winston’s death, the estate agents Knight, Frank & Rutley offered the freehold to 28 and 27 Hyde Park Gate as one unit. Of number 27 they noted: “A simple reinstatement would provide a separate residen...
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Hyde Park Gate, at the north-west corner of Queen's Gate, were built on the Harrington estate and are described in Chapter XXII, while No. 60 (the De Vere Hotel), at the western end of the Hyde Park Gate frontage, is outside the area of this volume.
May 25, 2010 · 28 Hyde Park Gate (September 1945—1965). Combined with 27 Hyde Park Gate from August 1946. Owned by WSC but subdivided and let while the family lived at 10 Downing Street. 10 Downing Street (December 1951—April 1955). Official residence. Family or Friends’ Loans or Shares. 50 Grosvenor Square (1892—1895). Owned by Duchess Fanny. Now ...
Hyde Park is a 350 acres (140 ha), historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park.
- 350 acres (140 ha)
- Public park
- 1637
Hyde Park Gate is a street in Central London, England, which applies to two parallel roads in Kensington on the southern boundary of Kensington Gardens. These two roads run south, perpendicular to Kensington Road, but the name Hyde Park Gate also applies to the houses on the south side of that road between Queen's Gate and De Vere Gardens. It ...
Lancaster Gate (Central line): Midway across the north side of the park, and good if you want to walk alongside the Serpentine or West Carriage Drive, or visit the Peter Pan statue. It's also...
