Sloane Square is a small hard landscaped square on the boundaries of the fashionable London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea. Photograph taken by Colin Gregory Palmer on 2004-11-04. ... Photograph taken by Colin Gregory Palmer on 2004-11-04. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Belgravia is a region in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south-west of Buckingham Palace. ... Chelsea is a district of London, loosely defined by the area around the Kings Road, beginning at Sloane Square at one end, and the Worlds End public house at the other, the River Thames and the Victorian artists district to the south, and some parts between the King...
The square lies at the east end of the trendy King's Road, and at the south end of the more conventionally smart Sloane Street. In the early 1980s, it lent its name to the "Sloane Rangers", the young under-employed and ostentatiously well-off members of the upper classes. The Square has two notable buildings: Peter Jones department store, and the Royal Court Theatre. The River Westbourne is carried over the tube station in a large iron pipe. Kings Road is a major east-west street in Londons Chelsea. ... Sloane Street is a street in London which connects Knightsbridge to Sloane Square and forms the boundary between the exclusive districts of Belgravia and Chelsea. ... The term Sloane Ranger (often pluralised to just Sloanes) refers to the lifestyle of upper-middle class young women living in west London. ... The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre in Sloane Square, in the Chelsea area of London noted for its contributions to modern theatre. ... The River Westbourne is a river in England. ... Sloane Square tube station, showing the suspended grey conduit (across the upper centre) carrying the River Westbourne Sloane Square is a London Underground station in Sloane Square, Belgravia. ...
As of early 2005 it is proposed to improve the square. This will involve changing the road layout to make it more pedestrian friendly. One option it to create a central crossroads and two open spaces in front of Peter Jones and the Royal Court.