Park Street is a street in Mayfair, London, England. It is the longest street on the Grosvenor Estate.[1]

Park Street in 2005

It is a one-way street running south to north from a t-junction with South Street to a crossroads with Oxford Street, where it continues north as Portman Street.

It was formerly known as Hyde Park Street.[2] House building on the street began in the late 1720s, and was completed in the late 1770s, and the only surviving original properties are nos 70 to 78.[1]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Park Street and Culross Street: Introduction - British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ Geraldine Edith Mitton (1903). Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater. Library of Alexandria. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4655-3203-9. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Park Street and Culross Street: Park Street, East Side - British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Park Street and Culross Street: Park Street, West Side - British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Mary, Duchess of Abercorn". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 10 May 1929. p. 8.
  6. ^ Spranklen, Annabelle (24 March 2021). "The 3rd Duke of Abercorn's Mayfair townhouse has been transformed into sweeping apartments". Tatler. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b BEBBINGTON, W. G. (1 March 1960). "A Friend of Shelley: Dr. James Lind". Notes and Queries. 7 (3): 83–93. doi:10.1093/nq/7-3-83. ISSN 1471-6941.

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