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| Picture No | 10638752 |
| Date | 1914 |
| Description | Birds-eye view of the Social London, 1914 |
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An aerial view of the two prestigious, social areas of London - Mayfair and Belgravia. In the foreground is Belgravia with its eastern frontier running down from Grosvenor Place and fronting the wall of the Buckingham Palace garden. Its western boundary is held to be Sloane Street. A number of the chief residences are shown including the homes of the Dukes of Richmond & Gordon, Bedford and the Earl of Albermarle in the Belgrave Square area. The frontiers of Mayfair are defined as Park Lane to the west and Piccadillly to the south and the map shows some of the famous mansions of the area including Londonderry House, Dudley House, Grosvenor House, Dorchester House and Devonshire House. Buckingham Palace can be seen bottom right.
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| Source | Illustration by D. Macpherson in The Sphere, 2 May 1914 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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