Edwardian architecture usually means a Neo-Baroque architectural style that was popular for public buildings in the British Empire during the Edwardian era (1901–1910). Architecture up to 1914 is commonly included in this style.
20-589: The Sloane Square Hotel is located on the north side of Sloane Square , in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . Nearby notable buildings include the Royal Court Theatre , the department store Peter Jones and the Sloane Square Underground station . The building has been a hotel for over a century, ever since the rebuilding of the northern side of Sloane Square during the 1890s. In 1900
40-402: A complete set of windows by Sir Edward Burne-Jones , the most extensive he ever created. Sloane Square Underground station ( District and Circle lines) is at the south eastern corner of the square and the lines cross under the square to the north west. The River Westbourne is carried over the tube station platforms in plain view, in a circular iron aqueduct. The Venus Fountain in
60-707: A renovation of the existing square, so the crossroads plan has been shelved. Since then, independent proposals have been put forward for the square. A short walk down Kings Road from the Square is the National Army Museum . Holy Trinity Sloane Street , the Church of England parish church of 1890 (50m north of the Square) is sometimes known as the "Cathedral of the Arts & Crafts Movement on account of its fine fittings. These include
80-558: A train at the nearby underground station, making "front-page news around the world". During the 1960s, the hotel was part of the Swinging London phenomenon, which encompassed fashion, music, art and other forms of popular culture. Early in February 1962, The Beatles stayed in the hotel for several weeks, and in the following year they used the building as a venue for a photographic session on 10 February 1963. The hotel also played host to
100-653: Is considered a particularly retrospective one, since it is contemporary with Art Nouveau . Typical details of Edwardian Baroque architecture include extensive rustication , usually more extreme at ground level, often running into and exaggerating the voussoirs of arched openings (derived from French models); domed corner rooftop pavilions and a central taller tower-like element creating a lively rooftop silhouette; revived Italian Baroque elements such as exaggerated keystones , segmental arched pediments , columns with engaged blocks, attached block-like rustication to window surrounds; colonnades of (sometimes paired ) columns in
120-483: Is generally less ornate than high or late Victorian architecture , apart from a subset – used for major buildings – known as Edwardian Baroque architecture. The Victorian Society campaigns to preserve architecture built between 1837 and 1914, and so includes Edwardian as well as Victorian architecture within its remit. The characteristic features of the Edwardian Baroque style were drawn from two main sources:
140-601: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . The area forms a boundary between the two largest aristocratic estates in London, the Grosvenor Estate and the Cadogan . The square was formerly known as 'Hans Town', laid out in 1771 to a plan of by Henry Holland Snr. and Henry Holland Jnr. Both the square and Hans Town were named after Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753), an Anglo-Irish doctor who, jointly with his appointed trustees, owned
160-559: The Victoria Embankment promenade to the small district of Knightsbridge . On the northern side of the square is the Sloane Square Hotel . Estates on all sides are made up of ornate, luxuriously furnished private apartments set behind railings — a minority of these remain combined to form large townhouses, primarily in amongst those of rows of not more than four storeys. Gothic, classical and Edwardian architecture mix;
180-629: The architecture of France during the 18th century and that of Sir Christopher Wren in England during the 17th—part of the English Baroque (for this reason Edwardian Baroque is sometimes referred to as " Wrenaissance "). Sir Edwin Lutyens was a major exponent, designing many commercial buildings in what he termed 'the Grand Style' during the later 1910s and 1920s. This period of British architectural history
200-484: The area has grown piecemeal, including in infill , under strict character and aesthetic demands of local urban planning . Elements of almost every street were reinstated, in similar style, after the London Blitz . In sociology, a small social class of London has since the 1980s been cast and to some extent outcast as Sloane Rangers or Sloanies, relatively young, underemployed and ostentatiously well-off members of
220-403: The bombing of Sloane Square Underground station in 1940, the hotel was used as staging post for treating casualties. In early 1960, the hotel was temporary home to Peter Llewelyn Davies , a leading figure in London's publishing industry and the inspiration for J. M. Barrie 's Peter Pan , while en route to Gibraltar . On 5 April 1960, Davies left the bar of the hotel and threw himself under
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#1732852442714240-467: The centre of the square was constructed in 1953, designed by sculptor Gilbert Ledward . The fountain depicts Venus , and on the basin section of the fountain is a relief which depicts King Charles II and Nell Gwynn by the Thames , which was used in relation to a house located close by that Nell Gwynn had used. In 2006, David Lammy put forward a proposal to have the fountain grade II listed , which
260-590: The employee-owned John Lewis chain. The other is the Royal Court Theatre first opened in 1888 which was important for avant-garde theatre in the 1960s and 1970s when the home of the English Stage Company . 100m from the Square in Sloane Terrace, the former Christian Science Church was built in 1907 and converted in 2002 for concert hall use as Cadogan Hall . It is now one of London's leading classical music venues. In 2005 revised landscaping of
280-466: The firm Slater Moberly and Uren in 1936 and now a Grade II* listed building on account of its early curtain wall and modernist aesthetic, pioneering in the UK for a department store . The building was carefully restored 2003–2007 with internal upgrading in line with the original designs by John McAslan and Partners . This included making the three storey atrium full-height. Peter Jones now operates as part of
300-550: The first meeting between Paul McCartney and his future girlfriend Jane Asher , when McCartney was interviewed by the Radio Times on 18 April 1963. 51°29′33.2″N 0°9′26.8″W / 51.492556°N 0.157444°W / 51.492556; -0.157444 Sloane Square Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the central London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea , located 1.8 miles (2.9 km ) southwest of Charing Cross , in
320-417: The land at the time. The bulk of Chelsea, especially the east end more local to Sloane Square, is architecturally and economically similar to South Kensington , Belgravia , St James's , and Mayfair . The largely retail at ground floor Kings Road with its design and interior furnishing focus intersects at Sloane Square the residential, neatly corniced and dressed façades of Sloane Street leading from
340-577: The lease for the site was taken by George Bernard and Amos Ballard, who completed the building and opened it as the Royal Court Hotel. By 1919, the running of the hotel had been taken over by the hotelier Auguste Wild. In 2005 the hotel was bought by the hotelier John Tham, former managing director of the Cliveden hotel, and renamed the Sloane Square hotel. It was completely renovated in 2006. Following
360-570: The square was proposed, involving a change to the road layout to make it more pedestrian friendly. One option was to create a central crossroads and two open spaces in front of Peter Jones and the Royal Court. The pedestrian area leading to Pavilion Road now houses the flagship stores of many luxury brands including Brora and Links of London . This option was put out to consultation, and the results in April 2007 showed that over 65% of respondents preferred
380-591: The upper classes who linguistically have their own evolving lexicon , sloane(y) speak, spoken in received pronunciation . Some are heavily engaged investors in charities, new businesses and the arts, particularly with the influx of and integration with young, wealthy, foreign-born Chelsea residents. The endurance of this class is reflected in an occasional dramatic work or fly on the wall documentary such as Made in Chelsea . The square has two notable buildings. Peter Jones department store designed by Reginald Uren of
400-853: Was successful. Also in the square, positioned slightly off-centre, is a stone cross that is known as Chelsea War Memorial . Made of Portland stone , and designed by an unknown architect, the cross has a capped head on a tapered shaft above a moulded three stage octagonal base. A large bronze sword is affixed to its west face. The cross is surmounted on a plinth which is inscribed with the following: INVICTIS PAX IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CHELSEA WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR MDCCCCXIV MDCCCCVIII AND MCMXXXIX MCMXLV THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY THEIR SOULS TO THEIR GOD. The monument has also been Grade II listed , since 2005. Edwardian architecture It can also be used to mean various styles in middle-class housing, including relaxed versions of Arts and Crafts architecture . Edwardian architecture
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