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Grosvenor Square

Grosvenor Square is a large garden square in the Mayfair district of Westminster, London, surrounded by principally Georgian and neo‑Georgian townhouses and diplomatic buildings. Laid out in the early 18th century, the square contains broad lawns, formal paths and planted trees and has long served as a residential and diplomatic focal point.

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Its prime

1939

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1939

What Grosvenor Square looked like in its prime.

A broad rectangular garden of about 2.5 hectares with large open lawns divided by gravel and paved paths, clipped hedges and formal planting. The square is enclosed on all sides by continuous runs of red‑brick Georgian and neo‑Georgian terraces with white stone dressings, tall sash windows, basement railings, and attic dormers in the roofline. Mature plane trees punctuate the lawns and paths; the lawns and paths are well kept and the façades form a uniform urban edge.

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6 places to explore in 1939.

The record describes 6 distinct spots at Grosvenor Square, the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Southwest approach along formal pathCentral lawn and clipped-hedge squareWest side: 1938 United States Embassy frontageSouth‑east 'Bentley Corner' terracesMews entrance behind the housesNorth path under plane tree canopy

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