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Knightsbridge Attractions
Listed below are attractions in Knightsbridge:
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There is little doubt that Tennyson's poetry is some of the most famous in the English language. He lived a great deal of his life in the centre of London i this famous old house. Tennyson was poet...
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Arnold Bennett was born in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire but moved to London, making it his permanent home after studying at the University of London. Bennett is one of the best known British novelists of the late 19th Century and...
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Latest Knightsbridge Review
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I love Knightsbridge, it's a place that no matter where you live or were born you can dress up, go into town and shop to your hearts content and be treated like a Queen. Whether it's Harrods or Harvey Nichols, the delicatessen or any other shop on Old Brompton the experience is second to none as the staff wish to serve.
I love Knightsbridge from the pubs and taverns to the churchyards offering a recluse from the grind of the traffic. Did i mention i love knightsbridge, even... 
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- Susan Gideon
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Beauchamps Place is situated just a few hundred yards from Brompton Road and Hyde Park Corner. Tucked away amongst some of the most historic streets in Knightsbridge this street is home to some of the most exclusive dining and...
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Belgrave Square is one of a few beautifully well designed and maintained gardens at the centre of the busy and affluent suburb of Knights bridge. Belgrave Square is one of the largest of these city gardens and is surrounded...
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Brompton Arcade is situated close to the Hyde Park Corner End of Brompton Road and is one of the most exclusive shopping centres at the heart of London's Knightsbridge. Just a stone's throw from Harrods and Harvey Nichols, Brompton Arcade...
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Brompton Road is one of the most famous and exclusive streets in London. It is home to a great many five star hotels as well as having some of the most interesting and exciting shops, restaurants and bars in...
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Cadogan Square Gardens is a fine area of peace and tranquillity just minutes from some of London's most busy shopping streets. The area is surrounded by some marvellous town houses that have been home to some of the capital's...
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Sir Charles Dilke was one of the most important statesman and politicians of his age. His role in the development of the 1832 Reform Act was important and helped to bring British politics into the modern era. A...
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Chesham Place Gardens are located at the heart of Chesham Place, a quiet corner of Knightsbridge close to the major attractions of the area. The gardens, unlike many of the well manicured and cultured facilities nearby have been left...
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Chester Square is one of the more famous of Knightsbridge's communities and has throughout the years been home to some of the nations most influential politicians and financiers. The gardens are surrounded by a selection of fine old house...
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Federick Francois Chopin is without a doubt one of the most well known names in classical music. The great Polish composer and pianist spent a good deal of his younger days living amongst high society in London, trying to...
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Eaton Square is one of the most exclusive residential addresses in London and lies at the centre of Knightsbridge. The square is flanked by large houses that each and everyone has a fascinating history and list of alumni....
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Edward Wood was the 1st Earl of Halifax and was one of the most prominent Conservative politicians at the turn of the 19 Century. Known as Lord Irving for a period of time in the 1930's, Wood was a...
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George Bentham is regarded as the greatest systematic botanist of the 19th Century. His work changed the face of modern botany and all of our understandings of the millions of plant species that live around us. A great...
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George Peabody was an American by birth and made his fortunes as a dry goods merchant in the mid 19th Century. He is best known for his philanthropic activities both in his native USA and in England. He...
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Halkin Arcade is a charming old arcade of shops, cafés and eateries tucked away down a side street close to the busy Brompton Road in Knightsbridge. Steeped in history the arcade which is hidden from the main road by...
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Hans Place is a quiet sheltered group of houses tucked away behind Harrod's, the famous old department store. Named after Hans Sloane, a great son of the area, the gardens are a popular attraction for both residents and visitors...
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Harrods of Knightsbridge is the most famous shop in London if not the world. Since the great department store first opened its doors in 1849 it has been committed to excellence in service and giving its shoppers the finest...
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Unquestionably one of the more iconic buildings flanking the River Thames, Harrods Depository was built in 1894 as a storage centre for the larger items that could not be taken into Knightsbridge to the world famous department store. The building...
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Educated in Germany, Tree didn't take to the stage until 1876, a relatively late starter in the world of acting. Noted as one of the most influential actors of his time, Tree was one of the darlings of the...
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'Homage to Leonardo' is an unsigned work that stands on the edge of Belgrave Square gardens, opposite some of South America's most important embassy buildings. The statue is said to have been placed in the square as a way...
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Jane Austen is one of the best known names in English literature, and although she only lived in this house for a relatively short period of time it acted as an inspiration to her during one of her most prolific...
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Educated at Eton, John Lubbock moved up to London in his early twenties to start a career in banking. He quickly became one of the brightest stars on the late 19th Century London circuit and began to diversify his...
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Knightsbridge is not only the name of an area of London, but one of the city's most famous shopping streets. The road which connects Hyde Park Corner with Brompton Road is home to some of London's most exclusive shops,...
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Laura Ashley was a stylish woman and she lived in this eminently stylish house close to Brompton Road in Knightsbridge. Welsh born, Laura Ashley became famous in the design world for her colourful works. Her company of shops...
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Nicknamed 'The Jersey Lilly' Lilly Langtry was raised in the Channel Islands and came to London to peruse a career as an actress. She soon moved to Knightsbridge and began to gain a reputation as one of the nations...
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Considered by many to be the most influential figure in the history of Colombian politics, Pumarejo like many South Americans at the time spent a good deal of time in London, working and studying throughout his life. After graduating...
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Lord John Russell was one of the most important political figures in British politics in the 19th Century. Serving as Prime Minister on two occasions, Russell enjoyed the privacy that his home in Chesham Square afforded him. The...
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Throughout his amazing career as a mathematician, physicist and thinker, Lord Kelvin lived in this charming town house at the heart of Knightsbridge. Originally from Scotland, Kelvin was attracted to London by the research facilities that were available for...
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Lowndes Square Gardens stand at the centre of a wonderful Regency style London housing development. The area is peaceful and tranquil and seems a million miles from the busy shopping streets that are in reality within walking distance....
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Mary Shelley was a Londoner born and bred. She had the city in her blood and lived a great deal of her life in this luxurious town house in the quiet Chester Square in Knightsbridge. Shelley is of...
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Matthew Arnold was one of the 19th Century's most influential cultural commentators and critic. Arnold enjoyed a long and diverse life, working as inspector of schools for many years, helping to implement a very many of the foundations for...
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Montpelier Square Gardens are some of the most charming cultured gardens in the Knightsbridge area. Tucked away about 100 yards north of Brompton Road this park and gardens is a traditional place of meeting, rest and relaxation for local...
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Lord Mountbatten of Burma was one of the most significant figures of royalty in the 20th Century. He was Uncle of Prince Philip and became a mentor to Prince Charles. A great military man and statesman, Mountbatten was...
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Neville Chamberlain lived in this house for a great deal of his time as an MP. Of course he moved to Downing Street in the 1930s after becoming Prime Minister. He is probably most famous for two incidents...
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PG Wodehouse is still a household name, largely because of the success of the Jeeves and Wooster series of comic novels that he wrote. The series were so successful that they were adapted into a popular television programme starring...
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This casino is considered to be one of the finest gambling centres in London. It boasts a fine selection of bars and restaurants that compliment the main floor of the casino. All the usual casino games are available...
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Philip Noel Baker lived much of his adult life in this charming town house inn the leafy Knightsbridge square. Baker is hard to pinpoint in one profession, a real polymath he was consider a leader in the fields of...
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After the Second World War Europe was divided between the capitalist free market economies of the west and the communist controlled Soviet satellite states of the east. Many of these countries including Poland had governments that were forced into...
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Prince von Metternich was one of the most influential men in European politics in the 19th Century. He was born in Germany and became the foreign minister for Austria at a young age. His influence and importance was...
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The Royal Bank of Scotland Gallery is one of the most important galleries of its type in central London. Throughout the year it holds a series of exhibitions on a range of subjects, showing a particular interest in sculpture....
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Robert Boothby was a prominent Scottish politician and statesman throughout the 20th Century. He lived in this fine house on the corner of Eaton Square for much of his political career, allowing easy access to parliament, but being private...
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This statue was a gift from a collection of South American countries to the square in which the majority of their embassies stand. It celebrates the life of the great freedom fighter Simon Boliva and his work in helping...
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Sir George Alexander chose to live in Knightsbridge because it was close to ’theatre land’ in London’s west end, but far enough away from the bright lights so that he could relax when he wasn’t at work. His distinguished...
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St. Colombus is situated on the main thoroughfare of Pont Street between Brompton Road and Sloane Street. The Presbyterian church is one of the largest and most significant Scottish places of worship in the capital. It is home...
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St. Michael's is a fine old church built on one side of the beautifully constructed Chester Square at the heart of Knightsbridge. So often a sign of the affluence of the area, the church is a fine example of...
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St. Paul's Church is one of the largest and most well used of Knightsbridge's places of worship. IT is situated almost adjacent to Brompton Road, close to Harrod's department store. The church is built in a neo-modern style...
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Although St. Peter's stands at one end of the affluent Eaton Square area of Knightsbridge, it draws a congregation from a surprisingly diverse range of individuals who live across central and south west London. The church is a grand...
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St. Saviours is a fine old neo-Gothic church on the edge of Knightsbridge, not far from Brompton Road and Hyde Park. The building is awash with interesting architectural features and is one of the finest churches in the area....
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Stanley Baldwin is without a doubt one of the best recognised names in modern British Politics. Hailing from Worcestershire, he lived much of his life in London, rising from a back bench politician to be Prime Minister of Great...
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Christopher Columbus, although not English is celebrated in several places around the capital. The particular significance of this statue is to commemorate his discovery of the New World in 1492, a singular act that changed the map forever....
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The Grosvenor family are intrinsically linked with the city of London and for generations have occupied the post of Duke of Westminster. Robert Grosvenor was a great philanthropist who helped to build much of what we now see in...
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Located at the heart of Belgrave Square, this statue is one of several that commemorate great South American leaders who helped to form the continent and its countries as we know today. San Martin was an influential Argentinian general...
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Cubitt was one of the earliest speculative builders who began creating much of what we now see as modern day London. He bought up large areas of central London and built housing and commercial space there, hence the similarities...
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Trevor Square Gardens are a beautiful series of landscaped gardens at the centre of the ornate Trevor Square in Knightsbridge. The gardens have been for centuries a place of rest, relaxation and retreat for the people of the area...
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Cecil was without a doubt one of the foremost diplomats and politicians of the early 20th Century. His most notable contribution to world politics was the introduction of the League of Nations after the First World War. This...
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John Vereker, the 6th Viscount of Gort was a born and bred Londoner of the highest class. He lived at the centre of Knightsbridge in this fine town house and was actively involved in many political and diplomatic affairs....
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Vivien Leigh s associated with America because of er phenomenal success in e Hollywood movie business, but she sent much f er life attempting live a private existence in this old house a the heart f Knightsbridge. The...
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Walter Bagehot lived at the heart of London in this corner house close to Hyde Park for a great deal of his life. As probably the best known British journalist of the 19th Century, Bagehot had to live close...
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It is said that Ewart chose Eaton Place as his home because it had the same name as the school he attended. Born in Liverpool, Ewart converted quickly to a life in London when he entered politics in the...
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Wilton Crescent is an exclusive neighbourhood of Knightsbridge that throughout the centuries has been the home of many of the great and the good of the capital. These beautifully kept gardens and small park are a joy to visit,...
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