Location

The Heart of
Historic Mayfair

Located on one of the world’s
grandest garden squares, Twenty
Grosvenor Square is a home of
historical significance.

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Arts & Culture

Mayfair has a thriving arts and culture
scene, home to the world’s pre-eminent
galleries and auction houses.

Burlington House
Royal Academy of Arts
Gagosian Gallery
Christie’s
Sotheby’s

Shopping

There is no more inspiring place to shop
than Mayfair, with an ever-changing
constellation of couture boutiques and
fashion-house headquarters.

Burlington Arcade
Alexander McQueen
Savile Row
Bond Street

Food & Dining

Synonymous with fine dining, Mayfair has
no less than 21 Michelin-starred restaurants
in a city which is now recognised as one of
the gastronomic centres of the world.

Gymkhana
Le Gavroche
Galvin at Windows
The Square

Private Clubs

Mayfair has an incomparable collection of
private members’ establishments, including
Annabel’s, Mark’s Club and George, all a
short stroll from Grosvenor Square.

Mark’s Club
Morton’s Club
Harry’s Bar
Mark’s Club

Grosvenor
Square

Expansive and open, this 8-acre
space is among the grandest
garden squares in London.

Mayfair on the Map

For over 300 years, Mayfair has been recognised
as London’s most prestigious address – 6 Kings
and Queens and 11 Presidents and Prime
Ministers have lived here.

History:

Sir Richard Grosvenor

In 1710, Sir Richard Grosvenor was granted a licence which allowed him to create London’s most fashionable address, which has been home to aristocracy and the world’s elite ever since.

Timeline

1700s

Sir Richard Grosvenor obtains a licence to develop Grosvenor Square in 1710. Lord North, Prime Minister during the American Revolutionary War, and two future PMs, Lords Rockingham and Grafton, take up residence. The Square would remain a locus of domestic power for the next 150 years.

Grosvenor Square - Published according to Act of Parliament for Stone's Survey 1754

Grosvenor Square, 1754

Grosvenor Square, 1789

1800s

News of Wellington’s victory over Napoleon (1815) was delivered to War Secretary the Earl of Bathurst at number 4, where he was dining with the British Cabinet. In 1887, numbers 18-21 pass into diplomatic use.

Early

1900s

During the Second World War, Dwight D. Eisenhower requisitions Number 20 as a military headquarters where it serves as home of the US Navy Forces in Europe (1939-2007).

Grosvenor Square, 1976

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Roosevelt Memorial

Mid-Late

1900s

A post-war mood of egalitarianism was reflected in a new kind of aristocracy, as entertainers moved into the area. Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow spent their 1966 honeymoon and much time thereafter in a rented flat in Grosvenor Square.

2000s

Grosvenor Square

In 2007, the United States Government sells 20 Grosvenor Square to a consortium of private investors. Ownership of the building is sold again in 2013 to Grosvenor Square Limited, which appoints Finchatton as Development Co-ordinator.

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Grosvenor Square, 1754
Grosvenor Square, 1789
Grosvenor Square, 1976
Roosevelt Memorial
Grosvenor Square
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