Beauchamp Place (pronounced "Beecham Place") is a fashionable shopping street in the Knightsbridge district of London. Previously known as Grove Place until 1885, it has since evolved into a well-known shopping street.
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It was once better known for its brothels and lodging houses, but since the Edwardian era, antique shops and high-end fashion boutiques have dominated the street. [1]
Beauchamp Place originally referred to a 16th-century mansion belonging to the Seymour family, whose titles included Viscount Beauchamp. It belonged to Edward Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp, who became the Earl of Hertford and was the son of a Lord Protector of England. [2]
The Italian restaurant San Lorenzo was situated at No. 22 between 1963 and its closure in 2022. [3] It attracted many celebrities and influential people and became closely associated with Diana, Princess of Wales. [4] Paparazzi photographers would regularly wait on Beauchamp Place to photograph the diners. [4]
