Re: Eaton Square
Posted by JamesL
on 15/6/2024, 19:30:28, in reply to "
Eaton Square"
Thank you for both this link about Eaton Square and also providing answer to my previous question on the origin of the Square's name being indeed linked to the identity of "Eaton" at the Grosvenors' country estate. Many years ago in the early 2000's, I took a walk around the Square just to enjoy a first-hand impression and at the time noted some other nearby addresses which also bore the Eaton name - including Eaton Place, Eaton Terrace, all of which were presumably also attached to the Grosvenor family in the past.  Previous Message Previous Message I was interested in this description of the wedding for one minor detail and in a roundabout way: the mention of the Westminster country estate being "Eaton Hall". Do you happen to know if the Grosvenor family also attached this name ("Eaton") to any of their London property holdings during the 18th or 19th centuries? I ask because my paternal ancestors had a townhome at an address that bore the name "Eaton Square" in the early 19th century, but of course the name may all be coincidental, and the Grosvenors seem to have attached their identity in other areas of the city (Mayfair - at Grosvenor Square, etc.) whereas the address I'm thinking of is in Belgravia. Developed by the Grosvenor family after the Napoleonic Wars, Eaton Square is one of three squares that emerged following the conversion of Buckingham House into a palace for King George IV. The square takes its name from Eaton Hall in Cheshire, the country home of the Duke of Westminster. https://www.the-luxuryreport.com/eaton-square-londons-luxurious-address/#:~:text=Developed%20by%20the%20Grosvenor%20family,of%20the%20Duke%20of%20Westminster .
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