Robert Grosvenor black plaque
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# Robert Grosvenor Black's Grosvenor Crescent Standing at Grosvenor Crescent, you're positioned at the very heart of the Marquess's grand vision—the elegant curve of this prestigious address represents not merely where he lived, but the physical manifestation of his architectural ambitions for Lond...
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Grosvenor Crescent
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Sir Robert Grosvenor succeeded his father as Earl Grosvenor in 1802. Educated at Harrow and Cambridge, he became a member of Parliament, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Flint and was a renowned and ethusiastic art collector. In 1831 he was created Marquess of Westminster and was a sword carrier at the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1842. Sir Robert Grosvenor had a vision for a grand developement of Belgravia and Pimlico and directed its progress until his death in 1845. The name 'Belgravia' comes from a Grosvenor title of Viscount Belgravia, which is taken from a village of that name on the family estate in Cheshire. The plinth on which this statue stands is made of limestone quarried at Halkyn in the county of Flint on the land belonging to the family.