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Hertford Street

Hertford Street

Street in Mayfair, London


Hertford Street is a street in central London's Mayfair district. It runs between a junction with Park Lane and Old Park Lane at its western end, to Curzon Street at its north-east end.

10 Hertford Street, home of General John Burgoyne
Sheridan and Burgoyne blue plaques at no. 10

In 1771, Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn married Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn in Hertford Street on 2 October 1771.

In 1880, the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers was established at 38 Hertford Street, as the Society of Painter-Etchers, for the promotion of original etching as a creative art form. This building was later the London studios of Radio Luxembourg, from 1952 until 1990.

Notable business include 5 Hertford Street (5HS), a private members' club.[1]

The Embassy of Thailand, London has its Commercial Attaché at 11 Hertford Street. The Embassy of Qatar, London has its Cultural and Military Section at 21 Hertford Street. The Embassy of Panama, London is at 40 Hertford Street.[2]

Notable residents

In 1783, Capability Brown, the gardener and landscape architect, died at no.6, home to his son-in-law, the architect Henry Holland and his daughter Bridget Holland.[3]


References

  1. James, Khila (27 November 2017). "Everything You Need to Know About London's Most Secretive Club". Observer. New York: Observer Media. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  3. "Brown, Lancelot [known as Capability Brown]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3635. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 12 May 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

51.50618°N 0.14869°W / 51.50618; -0.14869


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