Chester Square

About Chester Square

Chester Square is a small residential garden square located in London's Belgravia district. Along with its sister squares Belgrave Square and Eaton Square, it is one of the three garden squares built by the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century. Chester Square is named after the city of Chester, near to which Eaton Hall—the ancestral home of the Grosvenor family—is situated. The property at 32 Chester Square was used as a filming location for the music video of the Morrissey song "Suedehead". 1–13 and 14–23, 24–32, 37–39, 42–45, 45a, 45b, 65–76 and 77–80, 80a, and 84–88 Chester Square and the Mews Arch are all listed Grade II for their architectural merit. The gardens are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. They are not open to the public. St Michael's ChurchThe Anglican Church of Saint Michael in Chester Square was built in 1844 along with the rest of the square, and consecrated two years later. The Ecclesiologist magazine criticised the opening, saying it was "an attempt - but happily a most unsuccessful one - to find a Protestant development of the Christian styles". The church is in the late Decorated Gothic style, with an exterior of Kentish Ragstone. The architect was Thomas Cundy the younger.

Chester Square Description

Chester Square is a small residential garden square located in London's Belgravia district. Along with its sister squares Belgrave Square and Eaton Square, it is one of the three garden squares built by the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century. Chester Square is named after the city of Chester, near to which Eaton Hall—the ancestral home of the Grosvenor family—is situated. The property at 32 Chester Square was used as a filming location for the music video of the Morrissey song "Suedehead". 1–13 and 14–23, 24–32, 37–39, 42–45, 45a, 45b, 65–76 and 77–80, 80a, and 84–88 Chester Square and the Mews Arch are all listed Grade II for their architectural merit. The gardens are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. They are not open to the public. St Michael's ChurchThe Anglican Church of Saint Michael in Chester Square was built in 1844 along with the rest of the square, and consecrated two years later. The Ecclesiologist magazine criticised the opening, saying it was "an attempt - but happily a most unsuccessful one - to find a Protestant development of the Christian styles". The church is in the late Decorated Gothic style, with an exterior of Kentish Ragstone. The architect was Thomas Cundy the younger.

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Chester Square is located at SW1W 9 London, United Kingdom
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