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April 4, 2025

Blog post: 62 Chester Square, London

This house, in what is still one of the smartest and most expensive squares in Belgravia, was the de la Pastures’ city home from about 1905 to 1910.

62 Chester Square, London

Chester Square is in Belgravia, the southwestern part of Central London and is part of the Grosvenor Estate, a large area of houses built for the very well-to-do on land owned by the immensely wealthy Dukes of Westminster. Designed and built by Thomas Cubitt, construction of Chester Square started in 1835 and the whole square was completed by the mid-nineteenth century. Like much of the Grosvenor Estate, the square is made up of tall white stucco terraced houses, rather plainly decorated. The fa...

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