Queen's Gate Terrace Explained

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

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domestic Buildings after 1851: The house-type of the Queen's Gate area | British History Online . British-history.ac.uk . 2016-09-25.
  2. Web site: The Alexander estate. British History Online. 9 October 2010.
  3. Web site: Estonian Embassy in UK . London.vm.ee . 2016-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160123115655/http://london.vm.ee/ . 23 January 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Embassy of the UAE in London » Contact Us . Uae-embassy.ae . 2016-09-25.
  5. News: The London Diplomatic List. 2016-09-25. Gov.uk . 14 December 2013.
  6. 1871 census: The National Archives, Kew, London. RG 10/29, folio 61, page 4

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