Chesterfield Street Explained

Chesterfield Street is a "virtually intact" Georgian street (except for No. 6, which is a reconstruction)^[1] in London's Mayfair district. Several of the buildings are Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.^[2]

Location

Chesterfield Street runs south to north from Curzon Street to Charles Street.^[3]

History

It is named after Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, and bounded the grounds to the east of what was Chesterfield House.^[3]

Notable buildings

The gentleman's club White's was founded at No. 4 in 1693; in 1778 it moved to 37–38 St James's Street.

The High Commission of The Bahamas is at No. 10.

The individual listed buildings on Chesterfield Street are 1,2, 10, 11, 14, and 15. 8 and 9 and 12 and 13 Chesterfield Street are listed in pairs.

Notable residents

Notable residents have included Beau Brummell, the Earl of Dundonald^[3] and the Indian businessman Neeraj Kanwar.^{[4] [5]}

Sir Rodney Mundy, Admiral of the Fleet died at his home in Chesterfield Street in 1884.

• No. 1, Lord Dudley^[3]
• No. 1, Herbert Jenner-Fust, judge, died there in 1852.
• No. 3, Caroline Norton, social reformer and author^[3]
• No. 4, Beau Brummell^{[3] [6]}
• No. 4, Anthony Eden, prime minister, lived there 1955–57.^[7]
• No. 4, The Duke of Devonshire lived there in the late 1990s.^[8]
• No. 6, W. Somerset Maugham, novelist and playwright, lived there 1911–19.
• No. 7, Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
• No. 8, Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig, eldest son of John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was born there.^[9]
• No. 11, Sir Robert Adair, diplomat^[3]

External links

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Notes and References

1. Book: Andrew Duncan. Walking London: Thirty Original Walks in and Around London. 4 October 2017. 2008. New Holland Publishers. 978-1-84773-054-1. 78.
2. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/results?q=chesterfield street&county=City of Westminster&parish=-1&searchtype=nhlesearch&searchResultsPerPage=20
3. Web site: Mayfair - British History Online. www.british-history.ac.uk. 4 October 2017.
4. Web site: High-end 'burglars' in court - Court News UK. 14 July 2016. courtnewsuk.co.uk. 4 October 2017.
5. News: Apollo Tyres turns its back on China. 4 October 2017. Financial Times. 6 February 2014.
6. Web site: BRUMMELL, Beau (1778-1840) - English Heritage. www.english-heritage.org.uk. 4 October 2017.
7. Web site: A house with the new status symbol — 'the double blue'. Jessie. Hewitson. 4 October 2017. 4 October 2017. www.thetimes.co.uk.
8. Web site: The duke of hazard. Graham. Turner. 30 March 2001. 4 October 2017. www.telegraph.co.uk.
9. Book: The Complete Peerage, Volume X. 1945. St Catherine's Press. 707.