- Cadogan Estates
Cadogan Estates Ltd is a property company owned by the
Earls Cadogan , one of the richest families in theUnited Kingdom . It is the main landlord in the centralLondon districts of Chelsea andKnightsbridge , and is now the second largest of the surviving aristocraticfreehold estates in central London, after theDuke of Westminster 'sGrosvenor Group . The company owes its origins to SirHans Sloane , who purchased the manor of Chelsea in 1712, and the 10 acre site ofBeaufort House atCheyne Walk in 1737. Sir Hans left his Chelsea estate to his two daughters, one of whom was married to a member of the Cadogan family. The two parts of the estate were reunited in the hands of the Cadogan family in 1821. Many streets and squares on the estate are named after the family, includingHans Place ,Sloane Square ,Sloane Street ,Cadogan Place andCadogan Square . The estate includes one of London's most upmarket retailing districts, based onSloane Street , and also contains some very expensive residential property in some of centralLondon 's most sought after residential locations. In 2000 the company purchased theDuke of York's Headquarters , a formerBritish Army barracks nearSloane Square , which it converted to retail, office and residential use, and which will be the new home of theSaatchi Gallery from November 2007.At 31 December 2005 the company held property investments valued at £2,232 million.
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Cadogan Hall External links
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