The district of Pimlico runs south of Victoria down by the River Thames and is bordered to the west by Chelsea and to the east by Westminster. A popular residential choice with a prevalence of white stucco-fronted houses, Pimlico is much quieter than its busy neighbour Victoria.
The Grosvenor family inherited 400 acres of land between Buckingham Palace and Sloane Street, from the Thames as far north as Knightsbridge. This ultimately became Belgravia and Pimlico. In medieval times the Belgravia area was known as the Five Fields. In the 18th century it was just a wasteland used for grazing sheep. It was a dangerous place for respectable people to go. One of the bridges over the West Bourne river was called Bloody Bridge because of the number of violent robberies there. It was an area for highwaymen and footpads. It appealed to the aristocracy only as a popular area for duels, sufficiently far from civilization. The catalyst for turning this area from a wasteland into a thriving residential district was the decision by George IV to build a new palace on the site of Buckingham House in 1819 and to move the court there. In the 1820s Lord Grosvenor decided to develop the area as an estate to rival his existing estate in Mayfair. He came to an agreement with Thomas Cubitt. Over the next 30 years Belgravia was constructed and was immediately fashionable. Cubitt provided the estate with good quality services such as sewers and gas lighting, and well-constructed streets and pavements. Originally the area had gates and bars across the entrance of the estate to keep out undesirables and heavy traffic. The estate was named Belgravia after Belgrave, a village on the Grosvenors’ family estate in Leicestershire.
Pimlico offers a stylish, central location for those who don’t wish to pay Belgravia prices. Flats and apartments dominate with family homes. Tall white stucco buildings offer grand accommodation. Ex-council blocks line the river next to Dolphin Square, which are rapidly changing to plush new portered developments. A few streets are busy through-routes, yet a vigorously enforced traffic scheme ensures that the majority enjoy a quiet life.
Due to its proximity to Buckingham Palace, Victoria has some formidable architecture and many of the streets are lined with imposing and regal white stucco-fronted houses. Eaton Square and the mews streets running behind it are amongst the most sought-after addresses in London. Victoria Station, in the centre of the district, is a massive mainline rail and bus terminus serving travel throughout the South East of England encouraging some to settle to the more residential neighbourhood to Pimilco If you walk the length of Victoria Street alone you will pass along the way the neo-Byzantine masterwork that is Westminster Cathedral, the HQ of the D.T.I and the glass structure known as the Channel Four Building.
Centred around Belgrave Square, the area known as Belgravia is home to senior politicians, lawyers, industrialists and there are several embassises here. Properties in Belgravia are predominantly white stucco-fronted buildings which are in high demand. Combine this with Belgravia’s close proximity to Knightsbridge and Chelsea, ensures high rental level.
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Until the late 17th or early 18th century, Pimlico was known as Ebury or “The Five Fields”. According to tradition, it received its name from Ben Pimlico, famous for his nut-brown ale. The name may also derive from a Spanish word for drink. Millbank Prison (1816-1880) was the spot from which prisoners were transported to Australia. By the 19th century, and as a result of an increase in demand for property in the previously unfashionable West end of London following the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London, Pimlico had become ripe for development. Thomas Cubitt was contracted to develop Pimlico in 1825. As early as the latter half of the century, however, Pimlico saw the construction of several ‘Peabody Estates’ charitable housing projects designed to provide cheap, quality homes for the poor. In addition, in the post war period, several large public housing estates were built in the area on land cleared by bombing. Many of the fine Victorian houses were converted into bed and breakfasts and hotels. In 1950, embarrassed by the slums and brothels with which Pimlico had become associated in the press and criminal courts, the Second Duke of Westminster sold the part of the Grosvenor estate on which it is built. Now, as in Central London in general, Pimlico property prices are high, and the area is again fashionable. A large number of houses have once again been repurposed, being divided into one or two bedroom apartments intended for young professionals.
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