Burlington Gardens is a street in central

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate.

Location

Burlington Gardens, London on Open Street Map

The street is immediately to the north of the

Royal Academy of Arts The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ...

and joins

Old Bond Street Bond Street in the West End of London links Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north. Since the 18th century the street has housed many prestigious and upmarket fashion retailers. The southern section is Old Bond Street and the l ...

and New Bond Street in the west and

Vigo Street Vigo Street (originally Vigo Lane) is a short street in central London that is named after the Anglo-Dutch naval victory over the French and Spanish in the 1702 Battle of Vigo Bay. It has important literary connections. Location The street run ...

in the east. Cork Street, Savile Row and Old Burlington Street all run north from Burlington Gardens. On the south side of Burlington Gardens is one end of the Burlington Arcade and the rear of Albany at 10 and 12 Burlington Gardens which is wedged between the end of Burlington Gardens and the start of Vigo Street. This part of Albany was designed by Henry Holland.

History

Burlington Gardens was once part of Vigo Lane (later renamed Vigo Street) which originally ran all the way from

Bond Street Bond Street in the West End of London links Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north. Since the 18th century the street has housed many prestigious and upmarket fashion retailers. The southern section is Old Bond Street and the l ...

to Glasshouse Street before the part behind

Burlington House Burlington House is a building on Piccadilly in Mayfair, London. It was originally a private Neo-Palladian mansion owned by the Earls of Burlington and was expanded in the mid-19th century after being purchased by the British government. Toda ...

was renamed Burlington Gardens by 1831. And before it was either Vigo Street or Lane, the whole roadway from what is now Bond Street to the current Glasshouse Street was called Glasshouse Street.

Listed buildings

Burlington Arcade Horwood 1819 ed edited edited

Burlington Gardens contains a number of historic buildings. Both number six and number seven are Grade II* listed by

English Heritage English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses. The charity states that i ...

Atkinsons Building

Atkinsons Building, which includes 2 and 4 Burlington Gardens, is on the corner of Old Bond Street and Burlington Gardens. It was built in 1926 in the

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

style and includes

Arts and Crafts A handicraft, sometimes more precisely expressed as artisanal handicraft or handmade, is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by one’s hand or by using only simple, non-automated re ...

detailing. It is Grade II listed by English Heritage.

6 Burlington Gardens

6 Burlington Gardens __NOTOC__ 6 Burlington Gardens is a Grade II*-listed building in Mayfair, London. Built for the University of London, it has been used by various institutions in the course of its history, including the Civil Service Commission, the British M ...

is used by the Royal Academy and is the largest building in the street. It was built in 1866–7 on the garden of Burlington House to a design by Sir James Pennethorne.The University of London at No. 6 Burlington Gardens: Stone Conduit Close
''Survey of London'', Vol. 31 & 32: St James Westminster, Part 2 (1963), pp. 435–441. Retrieved 3 June 2014. It was originally the headquarters of the University of London. From 1900 it was occupied by the Civil Service Commission. It then became the Museum of Mankind before being taken over by the Royal Academy. It has an Italianate facade and the

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

includes four statues by

Joseph Durham Joseph Durham (1814 – 27 October 1877) was an English sculptor. Life Durham was born in London in 1814. Around 1827 he was apprenticed o John Francis. He later worked in the studio of E. H. Baily for three years, and exhibited his ...

of Newton, Bentham, Milton and Harvey, representing Science, Law, Arts and Medicine.

7 Burlington Gardens

7 Burlington Gardens 7 Burlington Gardens is a Listed building#England and Wales, Grade II* building in Mayfair, London. Formerly known as Queensberry House, it was later called Uxbridge House. The building is now home to the London flagship store of the American fas ...

is on the north side of the street and was built in 1721–23 to designs by the Italian architect

Giacomo Leoni Giacomo Leoni (1686 – 8 June 1746), also known as James Leoni, was an Italian architect, born in Venice. He was a devotee of the work of Florentine Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti, who had also been an inspiration for Andrea Pallad ...

. It was first occupied by the

Duke of Queensberry The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 3 February 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the 1st Marquess of Queensberry. The Dukedom was held along with the Marquessate of Queensbe ...

, and the poet

John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peac ...

also lived there. It was originally known as Queensberry House, but became Uxbridge House after the

Earl of Uxbridge Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

bought it in 1785. From 1785–89, it was extended by the architects John Vardy the Younger and Joseph Bonomi the Elder for Lord Uxbridge. It later became home to the Marquess of Anglesey, the Bank of England and the Royal Bank of Scotland. It is now an

Abercrombie & Fitch Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) is an American lifestyle retailer that focuses on casual wear. Its headquarters are in New Albany, Ohio. The company operates three other offshoot brands: Abercrombie Kids, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks. As of Februar ...

store, the first in Europe.

Shops in Burlington Gardens

*Abercrombie & Fitch. Fashion retailers. *''Blades''. Men's fashion by

Rupert Lycett Green Rupert William Lycett Green (born 24 October 1938) is a British fashion designer known for his contribution to 1960s male fashion through his tailor's shop/boutique Blades in London. Early life Lycett Green was born in England, the son of Comman ...

. (closed) *

Ede & Ravenscroft Ede & Ravenscroft are the oldest tailors in London, established in 1689. They have two London premises, in Chancery Lane and Burlington Gardens, very close to the famous Savile Row. They make, sell and hire out legal gowns and wigs, clerical dr ...

.Stores
Ede & Ravenscroft, 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014. Ceremonial outfitters.

Gallery

File:Burlington Gardens 2 (5821077738).jpg, Atkinsons Building File:Burlington Gardens 4 (5821107402).jpg, Detail from Atkinsons Building File:Burlington Gardens 5 (5821110186).jpg, Detail from Atkinsons Building File:Ede Ravenscroft 3179.JPG, The Royal Warrants held by Ede & Ravenscroft displayed at their Burlington Gardens shop File:Burlington Arcade, north entrance.jpg, The north entrance to the Burlington Arcade File:Royal academy of arts 20050523.jpg, 6 Burlington Gardens, on the south side of the street. In use by the Royal Academy of Arts, it includes statues by Joseph Durham. File:7 Burlington Gardens (UxbridgeQueensberry House) c.1790 edited.jpg, Queensberry (Uxbridge) House, c. 1790

References

External links

{{Coord, 51.5099, -0.1409, display=title Mayfair Streets in the City of Westminster Burlington Estate