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    Lowndes Square is a residential garden square at the north-west end of Belgravia, London, SW1. It is formed of archetypal grand terraces of light stucco...
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    balconies. Wilton Crescent lies east of Lowndes Square and Lowndes Street, to the northwest of Belgrave Square. It is accessed via Wilton Place, constructed...
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  • Lowndes (/laʊndz/) may refer to: Alan Lowndes (1921–1978), British painter Alan Lowndes (rugby), English rugby league and union player Christopher Lowndes...
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    Jill Esmond. Her "coming out" party was held at the Oliviers' flat in Lowndes Square, London. After completing her education at Sherborne School for Girls...
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    is Columbus. The county is named for U.S. Congressman William Jones Lowndes. Lowndes County comprises the Columbus, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Since...
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    county is named in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina. Lowndes County is part of the Montgomery, Alabama...
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    Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the central London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea, located 1.8 miles (2.9 km)...
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    Cadogan Square (/kəˈdʌɡən/) is a residential square in Knightsbridge, London, that was named after Earl Cadogan. Whilst it is mainly a residential area...
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    Brick-Kiln" The Countess of Lowndes Square, and Other Stories (1920), collection of 14 short stories: "The Countess of Lowndes Square", "The Blackmailer of...
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    Bay, a 13,000-acre (53 km2) wetlands, is located in Lowndes County. The land that became Lowndes County had historically been inhabited by the Timucua...
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    the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. The Earl was born in Lowndes Square, London, the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne...
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  • was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Lady Mary was born at 19, Lowndes Square, Kensington, to the Earl and Countess of Eltham, later the Marquess...
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    York's Barracks (built 1801–3) off King's Road is now part of Duke of York Square, a redevelopment including shops and cafes and the site of a weekly "farmers'...
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    Kensington tube station and the adjacent garden squares and streets (such as Onslow Square and Thurloe Square, opposite the Victoria and Albert Museum). To...
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    Kensington High Street. Many residential roads have small communal garden squares, for the exclusive use of the residents. The sub districts of Kensington:...
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  • named after William Lowndes of the local landowning Lowndes family. The street is entered from the north east corner of Lowndes Square and runs parallel...
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    notable for his employment in developing many of the historic streets and squares of London, especially in Belgravia, Pimlico and Bloomsbury. His...
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    together with their adjacent gardens and squares such as Ovington Square, Lennox Gardens and Cadogan Square. South of this area, the district fades into...
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    shafts. One-bedroom flats were 51.4 m2 (553 square feet) in area and two-bedroom flats were 75.5 m2 (813 square feet). The building was innovative, as most...
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    Kensington Square King's Road Ladbroke Square Lowndes Square (save E. side) Notting Hill Gate Onslow Square Pavilion Road Pembroke Square Powis Square Redcliffe...
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  • Knightsbridge#Origins of name Laneborough Place Lowndes Close, Lowndes Place, Lowndes Square and Lowndes Street – after the Lowndes family, former local landowners Lyall...
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    Place immediately to the west along Basil Street and Hans Crescent, and Lowndes Square lies to the east. Harvey Nichols lies at the corner of Knightsbridge...
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    Grove, the area's main north–south axis, and Ladbroke Square, London's largest private garden square. The original idea was to call the district Kensington...
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  • Buckingham Gate Norway 25 Belgrave Square Belgravia  Oman 167 Queen's Gate South Kensington  Pakistan 35–36 Lowndes Square Belgravia  Panama 40 Hertford Street...
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    Kensington Square King's Road Ladbroke Square Lowndes Square (save E. side) Notting Hill Gate Onslow Square Pavilion Road Pembroke Square Powis Square Redcliffe...
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    Earl's Court Square and Longridge Road in 1873, in Nevern Place in 1874, in Trebovir Road and Philbeach Gardens in 1876 and Nevern Square in 1880. Gunter...
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    Edwardes Square is a garden square in Kensington, London, W8. The square was built between 1811 and 1820. 1–23 and 25–48 Edwardes Square are listed Grade...
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    material (Reynobond FR). The Reynobond cladding reportedly cost £24 per square metre (£20 per sq. yd.) for the fire-retardant version, and £22 (£18) for...
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    starring Mick Jagger and James Fox, was filmed in Plugge's house in Lowndes Square. Plugge moved to Hollywood, California in 1972, and died there on 19...
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    Kensington Square King's Road Ladbroke Square Lowndes Square (save E. side) Notting Hill Gate Onslow Square Pavilion Road Pembroke Square Powis Square Redcliffe...
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