Sloane Street is a major London street in the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is an Inner London borough with royal status. It is the smallest borough in London and the second smallest district in England; it is one of the most densely populated administrative regions in the ...
which runs north to south, from
Knightsbridge to
Sloane Square
Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the central London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea, located southwest of Charing Cross, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The area forms a boundary betwee ...
, crossing
Pont Street about halfway along.
History
Sloane Street takes its name from Sir
Hans Sloane
Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753), was an Irish physician, naturalist, and collector, with a collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Mu ...
, who purchased the surrounding area in 1712. Many of the properties in the street still belong to his descendants, the
Earls Cadogan
Earl Cadogan is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain for the Cadogan family. The second creation, in 1800, was for Charles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan.
History
Of Welsh origin, the family name was spelt ''Cad ...
, via their company
Cadogan Estates.
Sloane Street has long been a fashionable
shopping street, especially the northern section closest to
Knightsbridge, which is known informally as Upper Sloane Street. Since the 1990s Sloane Street's status has increased further, and it is now on a par with
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 ...
, which has been London's most exclusive shopping street for two centuries. The street has
flagship stores for many of the world's most famous
brands
A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create an ...
in
fashion
Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fash ...
.
In popular culture
Sloane Street, along with
Sloane Square
Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the central London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea, located southwest of Charing Cross, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The area forms a boundary betwee ...
, also gives its name to "
Sloane Rangers", originally applied to the
stereotypical
In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. The type of expectation can vary; it can be, for example ...
kind of young
upper class English ladies seen in the area. The expression was roughly the female equivalent to the term "
Hooray Henry", used to describe brash, upper-class young English
public school boys, although this term is not geographically restricted and is used all over the UK.
Real estate ownership and character
During the 1990s,
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, wikt:دبي, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 ...
's ruling
Al Maktoum family, led by
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, bought most of the properties on the west side of Sloane Street at the
Knightsbridge end. The
National Bank of Dubai opened its first overseas branch in London to serve the many
UAE-based visitors who rent these properties in summer. The
Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel
The Carlton Tower Jumeirah is a luxury hotel in London, England. Owned and managed by the Emirati firm Jumeirah, it is located on Cadogan Place next to Sloane Street and close to Harrods, Harvey Nichols and central Knightsbridge. There are three ...
is owned by the hotels arm of
Dubai Holding Company
Dubai (, ; ar, wikt:دبي, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 ...
, which is also controlled by Sheikh Mohammed.
The northern half of the street is near
Knightsbridge and is home to a few smart, more modern residential blocks, all with 24-hour porterage, the
Cadogan Hotel Cadogan () is a name of Welsh origin and is a variant of the name Cadwgan (). It may refer to:
People
* Cadogan (surname)
*Earl Cadogan, a peerage of Great Britain
Places
* Cadogan, Alberta, Canada
* Cadogan Township, Armstrong County, Pennsyl ...
and
Millennium Hotel.
Harrods
Harrods Limited is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. It is currently owned by the state of Qatar via its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority. The Harrods brand also applies to ot ...
lies next to
Hans Place
Hans Place (usually pronounced ) is a garden square in the Knightsbridge district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, immediately south of Harrods in SW1. It is named after Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, PRS (16 April 1 ...
immediately to the west along
Basil Street and Hans Crescent, and Lowndes Square lies to the east.
Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols is a British luxury department store chain founded in 1831, at its flagship store in Knightsbridge, London. It sells designer fashion collections for men and women, fashion accessories, beauty products, fine wines and luxury ...
lies at the corner of Knightsbridge and Sloane Street.
The southern half of the street has much more individual character, with a number of typical
Pont Street Dutch style red brick buildings, built in the 19th century by
Earl Cadogan, which house elegant apartments. In the most exclusive residential area of the street, which is between
Sloane Square
Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the central London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea, located southwest of Charing Cross, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The area forms a boundary betwee ...
and Cadogan Place, some of the residences have remained as whole houses.
Notable buildings
Notable buildings include:
*
Holy Trinity Sloane Street
The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity with Saint Jude, Upper Chelsea, commonly called Holy Trinity Sloane Street or Holy Trinity Sloane Square, is a Church of England parish church in London, England. It was built in 1888–90 at the ...
by the Victorian architect
J.D. Sedding
* The
Danish Embassy designed by
Arne Jacobsen
Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA () 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple we ...
(shared with the
Embassy of Iceland)
* 51-52 Sloane Street, the
Embassy of Peru.
* 64 Sloane Street, designed by
Fairfax Blomfield Wade-Palmer.
*
190-192 Sloane Street.
* 123 Sloane Street.
* 139 Sloane Street.
References
External links
{{LB Kensington and Chelsea
Shopping streets in London
Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Knightsbridge
Cadogan Estate
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