Hertford Street is a street in central London's

Mayfair Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the eastern edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane. It is one of the most expensive districts in the world. ...

district. It runs between a junction with

Park Lane Park Lane is a dual carriageway road in the City of Westminster in Central London. It is part of the London Inner Ring Road and runs from Hyde Park Corner in the south to Marble Arch in the north. It separates Hyde Park to the west from May ...

and Old Park Lane at its western end, to

Curzon Street Curzon Street is located within the Mayfair district of London. The street is located entirely within the W1J postcode district; the eastern end is north-east of Green Park underground station. It is within the City of Westminster, running ap ...

at its north-east end. In 1771,

Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn ( née Luttrell, later Horton; 24 January 1743 – 28 December 1808) was a member of the British royal family, the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn. Her sister was Lady Elizab ...

married

Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (Henry Frederick;He is called simply "(His Royal Highness) Prince Henry" in the ''London Gazette'8 September 1761 Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), known until 1991 as the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, is a leading art institution based in London, England. The Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, as it was originally styled, was ...

was established at 38 Hertford Street, as the Society of Painter-Etchers, for the promotion of original etching as a creative art form. Notable business include

5 Hertford Street 5 Hertford Street (5HS) is a private members' club in Mayfair, London, which was described in 2017 as London's most secretive club. It has annual membership costs of £1,800 and is owned by the English businessman Robin Birley. Its interior des ...

(5HS), a private members' club. The

Embassy of Thailand, London The Royal Thai Embassy in London ( th, สถานเอกอัครราชทูตไทย ณ กรุงลอนดอน) is the diplomatic mission of Thailand in the United Kingdom, located at Queen's Gate. Thailand also maintai ...

has its Commercial Attaché at 11 Hertford Street. The Embassy of Qatar, London has its Cultural and Military Section at 21 Hertford Street. The Embassy of Panama, London is at 40 Hertford Street.

Notable residents

* General John Burgoyne (1723–1792), lived and died at no. 10 *

Sir Geers Cotterell, 3rd Baronet Sir Geers Henry Cotterell, 3rd Baronet (22 August 1834 – 17 March 1900) was a Whig politician. Early life Cotterell was the second son of Sir John Henry Cotterell (who had died before his birth and was heir apparent to Sir John Cotterell, 1s ...

, died there in 1900 *The mathematician

James Joseph Sylvester James Joseph Sylvester (3 September 1814 – 15 March 1897) was an English mathematician. He made fundamental contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, number theory, partition theory, and combinatorics. He played a leadership ro ...

(1814–1897), died at no. 5 *Sir Charles Richard Vaughan (1774–1849), diplomat, died there in 1849 In 1783,

Capability Brown Lancelot Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English gardener and landscape architect, who remains the most famous figure in the history of the English la ...

, the gardener and landscape architect, died at no.6, home to his son-in-law, the architect Henry Holland and his daughter Bridget Holland.

References

{{Reflist Mayfair Streets in the City of Westminster