Chesterfield Street is a "virtually intact" Georgian street (except for No. 6, which is a reconstruction) [1] in London's Mayfair district. Several of the buildings are Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. [2]
Chesterfield Street is a "virtually intact" Georgian street (except for No. 6, which is a reconstruction) [1] in London's Mayfair district. Several of the buildings are Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. [2]
Chesterfield Street runs south to north from Curzon Street to Charles Street. [3]
It is named after Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, and bounded the grounds to the east of what was Chesterfield House. [3]
The gentleman's club White's was founded at No. 4 in 1693; in 1778 it moved to 37–38 St James's Street.
The High Commission of The Bahamas is at No. 10.
The individual listed buildings on Chesterfield Street are 1, [4] 2, [5] 10, [6] 11, [7] 14, [8] and 15. [9] 8 and 9 and 12 and 13 Chesterfield Street are listed in pairs. [10] [11]
Notable residents have included Beau Brummell, the Earl of Dundonald [3] and the Indian businessman Neeraj Kanwar. [12] [13]
Sir Rodney Mundy, Admiral of the Fleet died at his home in Chesterfield Street in 1884.
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