Clifford Street

Clifford Street is a street in central London, built in the early 18th century, on land that once formed part of the Burlington Estate.^[1][2] It is named after the Clifford family, Earls of Cumberland. The daughter and heiress of the last holder of that title was the mother of the first Lord Burlington.^[3]

The street runs east–west from New Bond Street to Savile Row. It is crossed by Old Burlington Street, and Cork Street runs from its south side to Burlington Gardens.^[4]

The Clifford Street Club, a debating society sometimes known humorously as the Clifford Street Senate,^[5] met at the Clifford Street Coffee House at the corner of Bond Street around 1800.^[6] Among the members were Charles Townshend, the future British Prime Minister George Canning, James Mackintosh, Richard Sharp (known as "Conversation" Sharp, doyen of British conversationalists), Ollyett Woodhouse and Charles Moore.^[5] The discussion was of a political nature, usually from a Liberal perspective, and the staple drink was large jugs of porter. Topics included the consequences of the French Revolution.^[3]

Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, British Prime Minister 1801–04, lived at number 7 (now demolished and replaced) between 1805 and 1808 and 1816–24.^[2]

Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey, who had commanded the Téméraire at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, lived at number 8 until his death in 1830.^[7]

Buck's clubhouse at number 18, the home of Buck's Club^[8] established in 1919, was where the cocktail Bucks Fizz,^[9][10] and possibly the Sidecar, were invented. It was one of the models for The Drones Club in the stories of P.G. Wodehouse.

Clifford Street contains a number of listed buildings. Numbers 4,^[11] 5^[12] 9,^[13] 16^[14] and 17^[15] are all listed with English Heritage.

Number 8 Clifford Street, graded class II*, has a staircase hall panelled and frescoed in monochrome trompe-l'œil that is attributed to Sir James Thornhill.^[16]

3 Clifford Street is home to Drakes, the gentlemen's luxury accessories label, since 2011.^[17]

Eskenazi, one of the world's leading dealers in Chinese art and artifacts, run by Giuseppe Eskenazi, has been based at 10 Clifford Street since 1993.^[18]

The Maas Gallery, a commercial art gallery, is at 15A.^[19]

15B is home to Morris's Cafe, a well established coffee shop and restaurant for well over 35 years.^{[citation needed]} It is well known within the local community, and the likes of Rod Stewart and Bernie Ecclestone have been regulars.^{[citation needed]}

Lutwyche, the gentleman's tailor and shoemaker are at number 15.^[20]

W. & H. Gidden, established in 1806, are located at number 16 and hold a Royal Warrant as saddlers to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.^[21]

Anderson & Sheppard, the gentlemen's tailor with a Royal Warrant from Prince Charles, have been at number 17 since 2012.^[22]

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