33 Eccleston Square (London)

United Kingdom / England / London / Eccleston Square, 33
 place with historical importance, Grade II Listed (UK), blue plaque
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Winston Churchill, lived in this address from 1909-1913.
Winston Churchill and his wife, Clementine Hozier, resided soon after their 1908 wedding, from 1909 through 1913. The first two of their five children, Diana and Randolph, were born at 33 Eccleston Square.

'Eccleston Square was an ideal place for Winston to settle with his young wife his young wife and start a family. They moved in to number 33 in May 1909, with 'a perpetual stream of vans' unloading furniture and carpets - both old and new - on a Friday and Saturday ... Winston had supervised the installation of bookshelves to hold his growing library, and Clemmie had ordered an attractive blue carpet for the dining room. She was also busy looking for new things to brighten a room for the baby she was expecting in the summer.' (Michael Shelden) Diana was born in July 1909
The building is part of a group of Grade II listed building.
openplaques.org/plaques/8398
www.londonremembers.com/memorials/winston-churchill-ecc...
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101066868-27-41-eccleston-...
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Coordinates:   51°29'28"N   -0°8'43"E
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