Frederic Mews , Belgravia

Frederic Mews runs west off Kinnerton Street.
It has an arched entrance with a building above it and it is pedestrian only.
This is mainly a small-business area.

Gerald Mews , Belgravia

Gerald Road , Belgravia

Gerald Road contains terraces of stucco-fronted houses, mainly 5 storeys high. One particular feature of the streets is the eye-catching street lamps.
Sir Noel Coward (author, composer and actor) lived at No. 17 on the south side from 1930 to 1956 and adapted it so he could hold theatrical events at home.
Nos. 11 and 13 have particularly attractive front gardens with hedges in front. No. 1 has an interesting arch.
The Old Police Station - so-called because it was the local police station from 1846 to 1993 - was converted into a magnificent private house, with pretty first floor balconies and French windows, in 1993. It was officially 'opened' by Sir Paul Condon, the Metropolitan Commissioner of Police, in 1993. Ronnie Biggs, the Great Train robber, spent one night here. Nowadays the proceeds of the robbery wouldn't be enough to buy the place.

Graham Terrace , Belgravia

Graham Terrace has a few family houses which are on a rather smaller scale than their neighbours in Caroline Terrace or South Eaton Place.
Most of the houses here are 2 storeys above a semi-basement. They are generally stuccoed up to ground floor level, with exposed brick work above. W Graham was involved in much of the construction here in the early 1820s.
On the north side of the street is the Victoria School of English.

Groom Place , Belgravia

Groom Place, a pretty cobbled mews dating from the early 19th century, is entered from the south side of Chester Street.
It contains some delightful mews houses. Another entrance leads out into Chapel Street.
Many of the houses have brick elevations, which have been painted, giving the mews a pleasantly carnival air. Two houses at the north end still have original 1820s shop fronts.
The 'Horse and Groom' Pub is tucked away in one corner of the mews. It has plenty of attractive flower displays and tables outside for hot summer days, and a small dark wooden panelled bar for the winter evenings. Outside the pub is painted green.
Also in the mews is a rather unique corner shop cum café called "Vicolo Deli - General Store", which sells coffee, tea and breakfast etc. A house in the north part of the mews is particularly noticeable for its carvings of cherubs sunk into the wall.

Grosvenor Cottages , Belgravia

Grosvenor Cottages is a cobbled cul-de-sac entered through an attractive entrance from the west side of Eaton Terrace. There is a row of mainly stucco-faced 2-bedroom cottages, some double-fronted. At the far end there is a wide 3-bedroom house with a delightful gated entrance and an attractive patio.
On either side of the gate are attractive stone statues of mythical animals mounted on columns and mixed in with a group of trees on the north side, which work together very well. Grosvenor Studios on the north side also has an attractive gated entrance.
Just as you enter the mews there is a sign dated February 1893 warning drivers of heavy vehicles to be careful because there are cellars under the road near the back walls of the houses.
The street takes its name from The Grosvenor family. Belgravia is part of the Grosvenor Estate which also includes much of Mayfair.
One version of the name story is that the family were descended from one of William the Conqueror's nephews, whose nick-name was 'the Great Hunter' or, in French, 'Gros Veneur' - Grosvenor.

Grosvenor Crescent Mews , Belgravia

Grosvenor Crescent Mews is a little oasis of tranquillity off the busy thoroughfare of Grosvenor Crescent in the north-eastern corner of Belgravia. The mews takes its name from The Grosvenor family. Belgravia is part of the Grosvenor Estate which also includes much of Mayfair. One version of the name story is that the family were descended from one of William the Conqueror's nephews, whose nick-name was 'the Great Hunter' or, in French, 'Gros Veneur' - Grosvenor.
It is one of the most secure locations in Belgravia. There is an arched entrance in classical Palladian style (although built in 1990). The electrically operated metal gates built in 1996 use the Grosvenor wheat sheaf design. There are security cameras and a small 'sentry box', but the security man would need to be uncharacteristically thin.
Inside, is a cobbled mews with an attractive little courtyard at the end. Seth Smith built Nos. 1-10 from about 1836 onwards. Thomas Cubitt built Nos. 16 and 17 in about 1852. Most of the houses date from around 1870 and were built with yellow brick.
No. 22 is an interesting house with a decorative plaque on the first floor façade. No. 28 is a charming house with a terrace at the first floor level and a garden next to it. At the end of the mews is a very attractive but unnumbered grey house covered in creepers, with a locked gate in front. Just as you enter the mews, there is a small side branch, also lined with mew houses, but not so attractive as the main mews.
17 new homes were very recently created by the Grosvenor Estate behind the original facades of some of the houses and these are larger than traditional mews houses.