Chesham Place

37 Chesham Place

Chesham Place is a street in Belgravia, London, running between Belgrave Square and Pont Street.[1] It is home to several embassies and has had many distinguished residents.

It was first laid out in 1831, and includes a number of listed buildings.

Chesham Place and nearby Chesham Street take their name from the town of Chesham in Buckinghamshire, and were named by William Lowndes who owned the leases on this and nearby land.

It gives its name to Chesham Amalgamations, founded at number 36 in 1962.

Individual properties

38 Chesham Place is the Embassy of Finland. A Grade II listed building, it was previously known as Belgrave House and Herbert House. Former residents include:

The British Red Cross and St John's War Organisation used the house during World War II (1939–1945) and then the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship leased 38 Chesham Place until 1975 when it became the Embassy of Finland.[7]

The entrance to the Embassy of Germany in Belgrave Square fronts on to Chesham Place.

Chesham House was the home of the Russian Embassy from the 1870s until the formation of the USSR in May 1927.[8]

References

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  3. "Candy brothers selling three homes for £100M". Evening Standard.
  4. "The Diaries of Dora Turnor", Chetham's Library. Retrieved 3 January 2015
  5. "Margaret Thatcher interview". Saga Magazine.
  6. "The Embassy of Finland, 38 Chesham Place". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  7. "Mysterious Britain".
  8. "Russian Embassy in London".
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