Belgrave Road, Westminster, London

Belgrave Road is a street in the Pimlico area of London. and runs between Eccleston Bridge in the North-West and Lupin Street in the South-East.

The street and the adjacent area were developed by Thomas Cubit in the 1840s, who considered it as dwellings for the middle class, as opposed to those he had developed in Belgravia for the more affluent. The width of the properties were comparatively narrow. As a result the area went into decline but has more recently improved in both appearance and use.

There are three green space along its length, which is only 750 metres long. These are Eccleston Square, Warwich Square and George Square. These squares cause the numbering of the houses along the North side of the road to be interrupted, so there is an apparent inconsistency

Belgrave Road is the home of the Passport Office and two private schools. For the most part, both sides of the road are terraced stucco-fronted houses, giving the street an appearance of elegance from a previous age. Many of these houses have been converted into hotels, some of which have combined three adjacent houses. There are over twenty hotels in a street where the house numbers do not exceed 140. This gives rise to a very mobile population. Except where Warwick Way crosses Belgrave Road, there are no shops, and even at this crossing there is but a small convenience store and a Public House previously known as the "Marquis of Westminster".

Its proximity to Victoria Station coupled with a village atmosphere in this part of Pimilco has made it a popular street for tourists.

References

* "LONDON - The evolution of s great city" edited by Michael Leapman - published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson - ISBN 1-55584-370-0