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Jubilee Hotel

....We are a family run Bed and Breakfast which we have been running since 1981. The Hotel provides guests with clean, comfortable accommodation with both En-suite and Shared Facilities for guest traveling on a budget with rooms from £39. All rooms have Tea/Coffee making facilities, Television, Telephone, Wi-Fi Internet Access, towels and soap. We have a Reception desk open 24 hours 7 Days a week for guests to check-in, collect leaflets, book tours/transport, access Internet and general assistance. Jubilee Hotel is located on the South side of Eccleston Square, the building is a Grade II Listed building by English Heritage for its historic significance. The building has 6 floors from Lower Ground Floor to Fourth Floor, with many original features dating back to 1828 (Staircase, Fireplace, sash windows, detailed Plaster cornices etc).It is with great regret that we are not permitted to install a Lift/Elevator due to the Grade II Listing of the Building. As we have rooms on all floors we can only offer assistance with your luggage. Please ask the receptionist when checking-in.

Eccleston Square.

.... Eccleston Square takes its name from the Cheshire village of Eccleston, part of the estates of the landowners, the Dukes of Westminster. Originally low-lying swamp which was drained in the early 17th century, it was planned as a three-acre square in 1828 by Thomas Cubitt (see below). As the Square dates back over 175 years it has been recognised for its history and therefore in 1987 Listed as Grade II by English Heritage. Although the gardens are closed to the general public, the bird song can be enjoyed by anyone who walks through the area in the early morning. There are few if any Private Gardens in Central London that can compare with Eccleston Square, once inside it is hard to believe that you are in the Central London.
....Over the past 20 years, the Square’s garden committee has replanted the whole garden to give year-round interest. There are many specialist collections: ceanothus, camellias, climbing and shrub roses. In 2006, a Woollemi pine was donated to the Square and is growing in the gardens. This is one of the first introduced into England; the species was thought to have been extinct until found recently in Australia.
.... Also in 2006, the gardens were awarded a Certificate of Excellence and first prize for a large private Square by the London Gardens Society. These gardens are private and can only be used by guests with the managers permission.

Eccleston Square

Thomas Cubitt

....Thomas Cubitt (born Buxton, Norfolk 1788–1855) was the leading master builder in London in the second quarter of the 19th century, and also carried out several projects in other parts of England.
....The son of a Norfolk farmer, he journeyed to India as ship's carpenter from which he earned sufficient funds to start his own building firm in Gray's Inn Road, London where he was the first builder to have a 'modern' system of employing all the types of sub-contractors internally, on permanent wages, instead of outsourcing the trades work as had been done previously.
....His development of areas of Bloomsbury, including Gordon Square and Tavistock Square, began in 1820, for a group of landowners including the Duke of Bedford.
.... He was commissioned in 1824 by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, to create a great swathe of building in Belgravia centred around Eccleston Square and Pimlico, in what was to become his greatest achievement in London. Notable amongst this development are the north and west sides of Eaton Square, which exemplify Cubitt's style of building and design.
....Cubitt was also responsible for the east front of Buckingham Palace. He also built and personally funded nearly a kilometre of the Thames Embankment.
....His son by his wife Mary Anne Warner, George, was created Baron Ashcombe in 1892, the great-grandfather of Camilla Parker Bowles.
....After his death, Queen Victoria said "In his sphere of life, with the immense business he had in hand, he is a real national loss. A better, kindhearted or more simple, unassuming man never breathed."

A Statue of Thomas Cubitt in nearby Denbigh Street, SW1

Famous Residents of the Square....

Many distinguished people have lived in Eccleston Square since it was first built over 175 years ago. These include Sir Winston Churchill - at No.33, Prince Louis of Battenberg - at No. 37, Sir Clements Markham - at No.21, Dr Frederick Griffith - at No.75 and George Cubitt, Son of Thomas Cubitt - at No.25 and 26.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS (November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965) was a British politician, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, legislator and painter, Churchill is generally regarded as one of the most important leaders in British and world history.

Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (February 14, 1808 - April 29, 1884) was an Italian-born conductor and composer. In 1830 he arrived in London, working at His Majesty's Theatre. Costa became a naturalized Englishman and received a knighthood in 1869. He died in 1884 in Hove and was buried at Kensal Green.