Cadogan Square
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Cadogan Square is a square in Knightsbridge
named after Earl Cadogan
.
It is one of the most desirable residential addresses in London. It is formed of a garden surrounded by red-brick houses, the majority of which have now been converted into apartments. Cadogan Square is south of Pont Street, east of Lennox Gardens, and west of Sloane Street
. There is an independent preparatory school for boys in the Square, called Sussex House School
. The School was founded in 1953.
Apartments tend to be on short leases, and are sold for several million pounds. There are three or so houses on the Square that have not been converted into flats, and these are worth at least £25,000,000 each.
The freeholder of most of the properties is Earl Cadogan
, an English multi-billionaire, whose family has owned the land in Chelsea for several hundred years.
As is the case with many properties in prime London areas, most of the apartments in Cadogan Square are unoccupied for the majority of the year.
Number 26, Cadogan Square was used to house the staff of film company Hand Made Films during the production of the 1986 British film Withnail and I, starring Richard E. Grant and directed by Bruce Robinson.
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge is a road which gives its name to an exclusive district lying to the west of central London. The road runs along the south side of Hyde Park, west from Hyde Park Corner, spanning the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
named after Earl Cadogan
Earl Cadogan
Earl Cadogan is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. The Cadogan family descends from Major William Cadogan, a cavalry officer in Oliver Cromwell's army. His son Henry Cadogan was a barrister in Dublin. His eldest son William Cadogan was a noted soldier, politician...
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It is one of the most desirable residential addresses in London. It is formed of a garden surrounded by red-brick houses, the majority of which have now been converted into apartments. Cadogan Square is south of Pont Street, east of Lennox Gardens, and west of Sloane Street
Sloane Street
Sloane Street is a major London street which runs north to south, from Knightsbridge to Sloane Square, crossing Pont Street about half way along, entirely in The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Sloane Street takes its name from Sir Hans Sloane, who purchased the surrounding area in 1712...
. There is an independent preparatory school for boys in the Square, called Sussex House School
Sussex House School
Founded in 1952, Sussex House School is a preparatory school situated in the heart of Chelsea in a Norman Shaw house in Cadogan Square. A Gymnasium and Music School are housed in a converted chapel in Cadogan Street. The school is an independent charitable trust.There is a full-time teaching staff...
. The School was founded in 1953.
Apartments tend to be on short leases, and are sold for several million pounds. There are three or so houses on the Square that have not been converted into flats, and these are worth at least £25,000,000 each.
The freeholder of most of the properties is Earl Cadogan
Earl Cadogan
Earl Cadogan is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. The Cadogan family descends from Major William Cadogan, a cavalry officer in Oliver Cromwell's army. His son Henry Cadogan was a barrister in Dublin. His eldest son William Cadogan was a noted soldier, politician...
, an English multi-billionaire, whose family has owned the land in Chelsea for several hundred years.
As is the case with many properties in prime London areas, most of the apartments in Cadogan Square are unoccupied for the majority of the year.
Number 26, Cadogan Square was used to house the staff of film company Hand Made Films during the production of the 1986 British film Withnail and I, starring Richard E. Grant and directed by Bruce Robinson.