Sloane Square

Coordinates: 51°29′33″N 0°09′26″W / 51.492521°N 0.157188°W / 51.492521; -0.157188
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Sloane Square
Sir Hans Sloane
Maintained byBorough of Kensington and Chelsea
LocationChelsea, London, England
Postal codeSW1
Coordinates51°29′33″N 0°09′26″W / 51.492521°N 0.157188°W / 51.492521; -0.157188
Construction
Completionc. 1771
Other
DesignerHenry Holland Snr. and Henry Holland Jnr.
Websitevisitlondon.com
Christmas lights in Sloane Square.
B&W photo of Sloane Square from the air
Sloane Square from above, 1909

Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the

Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753), an Anglo-Irish doctor who, jointly with his appointed trustees, owned the land at the time.[3]

Location

The bulk of Chelsea, especially the east end more local to Sloane Square, is architecturally and economically similar to

Kings Road with its design and interior furnishing focus intersects at Sloane Square the residential, neatly corniced and dressed façades of Sloane Street leading from the Victoria Embankment promenade to the small district of Knightsbridge. On the northern side of the square is the Sloane Square Hotel
.

Exclusive housing hub

Estates on all sides are made up of ornate, luxuriously furnished private apartments set behind railings — a minority of these remain combined to form large townhouses, primarily in amongst those of rows of not more than four storeys. Gothic, classical and

London Blitz
.

Social analysis

In sociology, a small

History

The square has two notable buildings.

John Lewis
chain.

The other is the

100m from the Square in Sloane Terrace, the former

Christian Science Church[8] was built in 1907 and converted in 2002 for concert hall use as Cadogan Hall. It is now one of London's leading classical music venues.[9]

In 2005 revised landscaping of the square was proposed, involving a change to the road layout to make it more pedestrian friendly. One option was to create a central crossroads and two open spaces in front of Peter Jones and the Royal Court. The pedestrian area leading to Pavilion Road now houses the flagship stores of many luxury brands including Brora and Links of London. This option was put out to consultation, and the results in April 2007 showed that over 65% of respondents preferred a renovation of the existing square, so the crossroads plan has been shelved. Since then, independent proposals[10] have been put forward for the square.

A short walk down Kings Road from the Square is the National Army Museum.

Sir Edward Burne-Jones
, the most extensive he ever created.

Sloane Square Underground station (District and Circle lines) is at the south eastern corner of the square and the lines cross under the square to the north west. The River Westbourne is carried over the tube station platforms in plain view, in a circular iron aqueduct.

Fountain

Venus Fountain in Sloane Square by Gilbert Ledward

The Venus Fountain in the centre of the square was constructed in 1953, designed by sculptor

Thames,[13] which was used in relation to a house located close by that Nell Gwynn had used.[12]

In 2006, David Lammy put forward a proposal to have the fountain grade II listed,[12] which was successful.[13][14]

War memorial

War memorial in Sloane Square.

Also in the square, positioned slightly off-centre, is a stone cross that is known as Chelsea

War Memorial. Made of Portland stone, and designed by an unknown architect, the cross has a capped head on a tapered shaft above a moulded three stage octagonal base. A large bronze sword is affixed to its west face. The cross is surmounted on a plinth which is inscribed with the following:

INVICTIS PAX IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CHELSEA WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR MDCCCCXIV MDCCCCVIII AND MCMXXXIX MCMXLV THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY THEIR SOULS TO THEIR GOD.

The monument has also been Grade II listed, since 2005.[15]

See also

Notes and references

References
  1. ^ "London's Places" (PDF). London Plan. Greater London Authority. 2011. p. 46. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Geograph:: Sloane Square [12 photos] in TQ2878". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Settlement and building: From 1680 to 1865, Hans Town: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12, Chelsea". London: Victoria County History. 2004. pp. 47–51. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ^ "OK, yo! Sloane-speak's gone street" The Daily Telegraph, Celia Walden. 17 July 2008
  5. ^ "PETER JONES STORE, Kensington and Chelsea - 1226626". Historic England. 7 November 1984. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ^ Hunter, Will (April 2007). "Keeping up at Peter Jones | Features". www.building.co.uk. Building Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ^ "ROYAL COURT THEATRE, Kensington and Chelsea - 1226628". Historic England. 28 June 1972. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  8. ^ "FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, Kensington and Chelsea - 1226700". Historic England. 15 April 1969. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Cadogan Hall". Archived from the original on 17 June 2012.
  10. ^ Richardbird.info, Independent proposal for improvement
  11. ^ "Sloane Square". www.gardenvisit.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  12. ^ a b c "The Venus Fountain In Sloane Square Proposed For Listing". 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 27 July 2008.
  13. ^ a b c 'Fountains of London' - Secret London
  14. ^ Historic England. "The Venus Fountain (1391739)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  15. ^ Historic England. "Sloane Square War Memorial (1391379)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
Notes
  1. ^ Emphasising their non-Anglo-Saxon surnames, these key longstanding freeholders of around Sloane Square have the counter-intuitive pronunciations /ˈɡrvənər/ GROH-vən-ər and /kəˈdʌɡən/ kə-DUG-ən.

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