Victoria Square, London
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Victoria Square is a small residential square, located just to the south-west of Buckingham Palace
, between Lower Grosvenor Place, Beeston Place, Grosvenor Gardens, and Buckingham Palace Road. It is on land forming part of the Grosvenor Estate.
The square comprises about 25 residential houses, which are all Grade 2* listed as being of special historic interest. These are five-storey stucco
-fronted properties designed by the architect William Wyatt
constructed in the late 1830s to celebrate the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign.
The central square was recently renovated after residents contributed to a six figure sum towards the project. A statue of the young Queen Victoria was specially commissioned and has been placed there.
Former residents include Ian Fleming
, who lived at number 16 Victoria Square from 1953 until his death in 1964, and former Conservative
MP Michael Portillo
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Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
, between Lower Grosvenor Place, Beeston Place, Grosvenor Gardens, and Buckingham Palace Road. It is on land forming part of the Grosvenor Estate.
The square comprises about 25 residential houses, which are all Grade 2* listed as being of special historic interest. These are five-storey stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
-fronted properties designed by the architect William Wyatt
William Wyatt
William Wyatt was a pioneer settler and philanthropist in Australia.-Early life:Wyatt was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, the son of Richard Wyatt. He was apprenticed at 16 years of age to a Plymouth surgeon, Thomas Stewart. Wyatt continued to study medicine and obtained the qualification of...
constructed in the late 1830s to celebrate the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign.
The central square was recently renovated after residents contributed to a six figure sum towards the project. A statue of the young Queen Victoria was specially commissioned and has been placed there.
Former residents include Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer.Fleming is best known for creating the fictional British spy James Bond and for a series of twelve novels and nine short stories about the character, one of the biggest-selling series of fictional books of...
, who lived at number 16 Victoria Square from 1953 until his death in 1964, and former Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo
Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister...
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