3 December 2021 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General, London
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Belgravia is an affluent
district in
Central London, covering parts of the areas of both the
City of Westminster and the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the ‘Five Fields’
during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to
highwaymen and robberies. It was developed in the early 19th century by
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster under the direction of
Thomas Cubitt, focusing on numerous grand terraces centred on
Belgrave Square and
Eaton Square. Much of Belgravia, known as the
Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminster’s
Grosvenor Group, although owing to the
Leasehold Reform Act 1967, the estate has been forced to sell many
freeholds to its former tenants.
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