7 Burlington Gardens is a Grade II* building in Mayfair, London. Formerly known as Queensberry House, it was later called Uxbridge House. The building was a bank for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, and was later for a time home to the London flagship store of the American fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch.
Location
The address is in the Mayfair district of London. Although the official address is "7 Burlington Gardens", it is also on Savile Row and Google Maps labels the location as "42 Savile Row, Westminster".[1] On the side of the building facing Savile Row, a sign reads "Savile Row W1". On the facade of the building facing Burlington Gardens, it reads "Burlington Gardens W1".
History
Private mansion
The building was first erected as a home in the early 1720s.[2] Designed by Giacomo Leoni, the house was initially commissioned by John Bligh M.P.,[3] but was sold by him (while the property was still being fitted out) to the 3rd Duke of Queensbury in 1722.[4] As Queensbury House, it remained the Duke's London residence until his death in 1778.
After standing empty for some years, the property was leased in 1785 to the 1st Earl of Uxbridge, who subsequently bought the freehold and renamed it Uxbridge House.[3] He commissioned architect John Vardy to extend the property eastward as far as Savile Row and back along Old Burlington Street.
Gallery
References
- Abercrombie & Fitch retrieved 20 December 2008^
- Abercrombie & Fitch Announces Flagship Opening on Savile Row Abercrombie & Fitch Co., retrieved 5 April 2008^
- Western Branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland (1993)^