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Queen's Gate Terrace

Coordinates: 51°29′55.54″N 0°10′51.51″W / 51.4987611°N 0.1809750°W / 51.4987611; -0.1809750
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Queen's Gate Terrace

Queen's Gate Terrace is a street in Kensington, London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, home to several embassies. The street runs west to east from Gloucester Road to Queen's Gate.

C Aldin or William Harris were the architects for many of the houses.[1]

In 1886, the politician James Bailey purchased the South Kensington Hotel, in Queen's Gate Terrace.[2]

Estonian Embassy, 44 Queen's Gate Terrace

The Embassy of Estonia is at no 44.[3] The UAE Embassy's Military Department is at no 6.[4] The Embassy of France's Paymaster & Financial Comptroller Section is at no 30.[5]

Notable people

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Leonard Shoobridge (1858-1935), writer, archaeologist, poet and politician, grew up at no 40.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Domestic Buildings after 1851: The house-type of the Queen's Gate area | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ "The Alexander estate". British History Online. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Estonian Embassy in UK". London.vm.ee. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Embassy of the UAE in London » Contact Us". Uae-embassy.ae. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). Gov.uk. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ 1871 census: The National Archives, Kew, London. RG 10/29, folio 61, page 4
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51°29′55.54″N 0°10′51.51″W / 51.4987611°N 0.1809750°W / 51.4987611; -0.1809750