South Audley Street

[1] It runs north to south from the southwest corner of Grosvenor Square to Curzon Street.

[2] The street is named after Hugh Audley, whose heirs acquired the land following Sir Thomas Grosvenor's marriage to Mary Davies in 1677.

[2] Construction of properties along the street began in 1720, initially with small houses at the north end and larger family residences to the south.

[5] She was considered a popular queen and appeared at the balcony of the house to cheering crowds.

[6] South Audley Street was redeveloped between 1875 and 1900, when most of the smaller buildings to the north were demolished and rebuilt as shops with residences above them.

[1][7] It was built by Benjamin Timbrell in 1730, and became a chapel of ease for St George's Hanover Square Church in 1831.