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Park Lane is a major road in Central London, England. Originally a country lane, it became a fashionable residential address from the eighteenth century onwards, with several large mansions such as the Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor House and the Holford family's Dorchester House. After World War II the Lane was widened to three lanes each way either side of a central reservation, making it effectively an urban motorway. This required the demolition of a number of houses at Hyde Park Corner. It is one of the busiest and noisiest roads in central London, retaining little or none of the pastoral atmosphere that once made it popular. Access to Hyde Park is by underpass. In 2004 a memorial to Animals in War opened in Park Lane [1] A typical rural county road in Indiana, USA, where traffic drives on the right. ...
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...
Arms of the Dukes of Westminster (since 1825) The title of Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor, the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. ...
Motorway mark in Europe A motorway (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and some Commonwealth nations) is both a type of road and a classification. ...
Hyde Park Corner is a place in London, England, at the south-east corner of Hyde Park. ...
Park Lane is between three quarters of a mile and than a mile in length, and runs north from Hyde Park Corner to Marble Arch, along the length of the eastern flank of Hyde Park. To the east of the road is Mayfair. The road owes much of its fame to the fact that it is the second most valuable property in the London edition of Monopoly. Despite the traffic noise the road is still upmarket, featuring five-star hotels (such as The Dorchester and Grosvenor House Hotel) and showrooms for several makes of sports car. A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ...
Hyde Park Corner is a place in London, England, at the south-east corner of Hyde Park. ...
Marble Arch Marble Arch is a white Carrara marble monument near Speakers Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in London, England. ...
The Sexpentine, viewed from the eastern end. ...
Mayfair is an area in the City of Westminster London, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. ...
In economics, a monopoly (from the Greek monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a kind of product or service. ...
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ...
The Dorchester is a leading luxury hotel on Park Lane in Mayfair, London, overlooking Hyde Park. ...
The Grosvenor House Hotel is one of the largest and most famous luxury hotels in London. ...
Honda NSX sports car A sports car is a type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ...
The road forms part of the London Inner Ring Road and as such is part of the current boundary for the London congestion charge zone. The London Inner Ring Road is the name commonly given to a collection of major roads that encircle the centremost part of London, United Kingdom. ...
The white-on-red C marks all entrances to the Congestion Charge zone. ...
Former residents
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (December 21, 1804 - April 24, British Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and author. ...
Sir Moses Montefiore (October 24, 1784-July 28, 1885) was one of the most famous British Jews in the 19th century. ...
A philanthropist is someone who devotes his time, money, or effort towards helping others. ...
Anna Neagle (October 20, 1904 - June 3, 1986) was a popular British actress and singer. ...
The Most Noble Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (13 October 1825 - 22 December 1899) was the son of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster and Lady Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower. ...
The Most Honourable Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry (1878-1949) had careers in both Irish and British politics. ...
Reference Some of the residents' names are from the blue plaque website. A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ...
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