Beauchamp Place

Beauchamp Place (pronounced "Beecham Place") is a fashionable shopping street in the Knightsbridge district of London. Previously known as Grove Place until 1885, it has since evolved into a well-known shopping street.

It was once better known for its brothels and lodging houses, but since the Edwardian era, antique shops and high-end fashion boutiques have dominated the street.[1]

Beauchamp Place originally referred to a 16th-century mansion belonging to the Seymour family, whose titles included Viscount Beauchamp. It belonged to Edward Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp, who became the Earl of Hertford and was the son of a Lord Protector of England.[2]

The Italian restaurant San Lorenzo was situated at No. 22 between 1963 and its closure in 2022.[3] It attracted many celebrities and influential people and became closely associated with Diana, Princess of Wales.[4] Paparazzi photographers would regularly wait on Beauchamp Place to photograph the diners.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Starren, Carolyn (2006). The Kensington book. London: Historical Publications. p. 15. ISBN 9781905286164.
  2. ^ Melissa Franklin Harkrider, Women, Reform and Community in Early Modern England, p. 47
  3. ^ "Mara Berni". The Times. No. 70547. 14 April 2012. p. 81. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b Mills, Simon (15 June 2022). "Diana, Liz and the wildest nights at San Lorenzo; During its heyday, it was the place to be seen. It's the end of an era, says Simon Mills". The Times. Retrieved 15 October 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  • The Beauchamp Place Association
  • Media related to Beauchamp Place at Wikimedia Commons

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