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Eccleston Square

Eccleston Square is a private garden square in SW1, Pimlico, London. It is in the borough of the City of Westminister.

History

The Square was built in c.1835 by master builder Thomas Cubitt, who was said to be Queen Victoria’s favourite builder. He is also credited with building a number of streets in Belgravia as well as the East front of Buckingham Palace.

Eccleston Square takes its name from the Cheshire village of Eccleston, part of the estates of the landowners, the Dukes of Westminster. Originally low-lying swamp which was drained in the early 17th century, it was planned as a three-acre square in 1828 by Thomas Cubitt (1788-1855).

Winston Churchill moved to a house at 33 Eccleston Square in 1909.