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People

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Grosvenor (surname) Grosvenor () is a surname derived from Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester, Hugh Le Grand Veneur, a member of a Norman French family that aided William the Conqueror in 1066. "Le Grand Veneur" literally means "the Master Huntsman" in French language, ...
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Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (born 29 January 1991), styled as Earl Grosvenor until August 2016, is a British aristocrat, billionaire, businessman, and owner of Grosvenor Group. He became Duke of Westminster on 9 Augus ...
* Grosvenor Francis (1873–1944), Australian politician *
Grosvenor Hodgkinson Grosvenor Hodgkinson (1818 – 14 February 1881) was an English lawyer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1874. Hodgkinson was the son of George Hodgkinson and his wife Julia Beevor, daughter of the Rev. Joh ...
(1818–1881), English lawyer and politician


Places, buildings and structures

* Grosvenor Park (disambiguation) *
Grosvenor Place (disambiguation) Grosvenor Place may refer to: *Grosvenor Place, London *Grosvenor Place (Sydney), Australia *Grosvenor Place, Bath, England {{Geodis ...


London, England

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Grosvenor Bridge Grosvenor Bridge, originally known as, and alternatively called Victoria Railway Bridge, is a railway bridge over the River Thames in London, between Vauxhall Bridge and Chelsea Bridge. Originally constructed in 1860, and widened in 1865 and 19 ...
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Grosvenor Canal Grosvenor Canal was a canal in the Pimlico area of London, opened in 1824. It was progressively shortened, as first the railways to Victoria Station and then the Ebury Bridge housing estate were built over it. It remained in use until 1995, en ...
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Grosvenor Chapel Grosvenor Chapel is an Anglican church in what is now the City of Westminster, in England, built in the 1730s. It inspired many churches in New England. It is situated on South Audley Street in Mayfair. History The foundation stone of the Grosven ...
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Grosvenor Crescent Grosvenor Crescent is a street in London's Belgravia district, that in December 2017 was ranked as the UK's most expensive residential street, with an average house price of £16,918,000. Grosvenor Crescent runs from the north-east corner of Belg ...
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Grosvenor Gallery The Grosvenor Gallery was an art gallery in London founded in 1877 by Sir Coutts Lindsay and his wife Blanche. Its first directors were J. Comyns Carr and Charles Hallé. The gallery proved crucial to the Aesthetic Movement because it provided ...
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Grosvenor House Grosvenor House was one of the largest townhouses in London, home of the Grosvenor family (better known as the Dukes of Westminster) for more than a century. Their original London residence was on Millbank, but after the family had developed ...
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Grosvenor House Hotel ] JW Marriott Grosvenor House London, originally named the Grosvenor House Hotel, is a luxury hotel that opened in 1929 in the Mayfair area of London, England. The hotel is managed by JW Marriott Hotels, which is a brand of Marriott Internationa ...
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Grosvenor School of Modern Art The Grosvenor School of Modern Art was a private British art school An art school is an educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts, including fine art – especially illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and ...
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Grosvenor Square Grosvenor Square is a large garden square in the Mayfair district of London. It is the centrepiece of the Mayfair property of the Duke of Westminster, and takes its name from the duke's surname "Grosvenor". It was developed for fashionable re ...


In Chester, England

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Grosvenor Bridge (Chester) The Grosvenor Bridge is a single-span stone arch road bridge crossing the River Dee at Chester, England. Located on the A483 Grosvenor Road (), it was designed by Thomas Harrison and opened by Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld on 17 Oc ...
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Grosvenor Museum Grosvenor Museum is a museum in Chester, Cheshire, in the United Kingdom. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Its full title is The Grosvenor Museum of Natural History and Archa ...
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Grosvenor Rowing Club __NOTOC__ Grosvenor Rowing Club is based on the Groves in Chester. It rows on the River Dee and has around 30 km of rowable river, much of which straight and broad. The club colours are dark blue and orange. History Grosvenor or is n ...
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Grosvenor Shopping Centre The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as ''The Mall Grosvenor'' or ''The Mall Chester'') is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores. Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of his ...
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Chester Grosvenor and Spa The Chester Grosvenor Hotel is a hotel in Chester, Cheshire, England. The Grade II listed building was built between 1863 and 1865 and is owned by the Duke of Westminster. The long-standing establishment features an on-site restaurant ...


Elsewhere

* Grosvenor Arch, Utah, United States *
Grosvenor Centre The Grosvenor Centre is a shopping centre in the town centre of Northampton, England. Work started in 1972 and the building opened in 1976. The two-level centre is located adjacent to Market Square, and is owned by Legal & General. In 2014 it und ...
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Grosvenor Chambers Grosvenor Chambers, at number 9 Collins Street, Melbourne, contained the first custom-built complex of artists' studios in Australia. The construction costs were almost £6,000 and the building opened in April 1888. The owner was Charles Stewar ...
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Grosvenor Grammar School Grosvenor Grammar School (formerly Grosvenor High School) is an 11–18 co-educational controlled grammar school and sixth form in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. History Grosvenor Grammar School was founded in 1945 as Grosvenor Hi ...
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Grosvenor House (Dubai) Grosvenor House is a twin tower complex in Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Background The two towers, Grosvenor House West Marina Beach and Grosvenor House The Residence, stand at the same height of 210 metres (690 ft) with 48 ...
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Grosvenor Island Grosvenor Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Arctic Ocean, south-east of Edmund Walker Island and north-west of Patterson Island. It is part of the Findlay Group. External links Grosvenor Islandin t ...
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Grosvenor Mountains The Grosvenor Mountains () are a group of widely scattered mountains and nunataks rising above the Antarctic polar plateau east of the head of Mill Glacier, extending from Mount Pratt in the north to the Mount Raymond area in the south, and from ...
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Grosvenor Resort Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Disney Springs Resort Area is a 394-room resort situated on the property of Walt Disney World The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay L ...
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Grosvenor Road South Tyneside College is a large further education college in South Tyneside in North East England. Its main site is in the town of South Shields. The college offers part-time and full-time courses for young students and adults. It was forme ...
, South Shields, England * Grosvenor–Strathmore (WMATA station), Washington, D.C., United States *
Grosvenor Street, Sydney Grosvenor Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Grosvenor Street runs in an east to west direction, with traffic flowing in both directions. The eastern terminus is at George Street a ...
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Port Grosvenor Port Grosvenor was a harbour on the Wild Coast in South Africa, near the spot where the Indiaman ''Grosvenor'' was wrecked in 1782. It was only in use in 1885 and 1886. History The construction of Port Grosvenor was initiated by Captain Sidney ...
, South Africa * Grosvenor, an electoral ward to
Wrexham County Borough Council Wrexham County Borough Council () is the governing body for Wrexham County Borough, a Principal area of Wales, principal area in North Wales, north Wales, covering Wrexham and the surrounding area. History Elections take place every five years ...
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Grosvenor Street, Melbourne Grosvenor may refer to: People * Grosvenor (surname) * Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster * Grosvenor Francis (1873–1944), Australian politician * Grosvenor Hodgkinson (1818–1881), English lawyer and politician Places, buildings and ...
, Australia


Other

* ''Grosvenor'' (East Indiaman), wrecked 1782 on the South African coast * ''
The Wreck of the Grosvenor ''The Wreck of the Grosvenor'' (1877)Commonly incorrectly stated as published anonymously in 1875. is a nautical fiction, nautical novel by William Clark Russell first published in 3 volumes by Sampson Low. According to John Sutherland (author), ...
'', 1877 novel by W. Clark Russell. No connection with the actual 1782 wreck of the Grosvenor (see above). *
Grosvenor Capital Management GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG) is an American alternative asset management firm, with approximately $74 billion in assets under management and approximately 530 professionals as of 2023. GCM Grosvenor manages assets on behalf of a global client bas ...
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Grosvenor gambit In the game of bridge, a Grosvenor gambit or Grosvenor Coup is a psychological play, in which the opponent is purposely given the chance to gain one or more tricks, and often even to make the contract A contract is a legally enforceable agree ...
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Grosvenor Group Grosvenor Group Limited is an internationally diversified property group, which traces its origins to 1677 and has its headquarters in London, England. It has a global reach, now in 62 international cities, with offices in 14 of them, operated on ...
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Grosvenor Casinos Established in 1970, Grosvenor Casinos (formerly County Clubs and Grosvenor Clubs) is a UK-based chain of 53 casinos located in major towns and cities across the UK, with two unbranded sister casinos located in Belgium. Grosvenor Casinos is own ...


See also

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Grovenor, Edmonton Grovenor is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was originally called Westgrove and a professional building on 142 Street still uses that name. The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 142 Street, on the west by 1 ...
, Alberta, Canada {{disambiguation, geo