Former name(s) | Queen Square, Park Street |
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Maintained by | Transport for London |
Location | Central London, Westminster, London |
Postal code | SW1 |
Nearest Tube station | |
Coordinates | 51°30′02″N 0°07′56″W / 51.5005°N 0.1322°W |
East end | Storey's Gate |
West end | Petty France |
Queen Anne’s Gate is a street in Westminster, London. Many of the buildings are Grade I listed, known for their Queen Anne architecture. Simon Bradley and Nikolaus Pevsner described the Gate’s early 18th century houses as “the best of their kind in London.” The street’s proximity to the Palace of Westminster made it a popular residential area for politicians; Lord Palmerston was born at No. 20 while Sir Edward Grey and Lord Haldane, senior members of H. H. Asquith’s Cabinet, were near neighbours at Nos. 3 and 28 respectively. Other prominent residents included the philosopher John Stuart Mill at No. 40, Mansfield Smith-Cumming, the founder of MI6 at No. 21, and Admiral “Jacky” Fisher at No. 16.