Belgian Volunteers
Belgian Volunteers is a memorial in Westminster, Greater London, England. Belgian Volunteers is situated nearby to the government office Embassy of Bolivia, as well as near Trade Commission of Hungary.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eaton Square and London Victoria.
Eaton Square
Square
Photo: Paul Leonard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eaton Square is a rectangular, residential garden square in London's Belgravia district. It is the largest square in London. It is one of the three squares built by the landowning Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century that are named after places in Cheshire — in this case Eaton Hall, the Grosvenor country house. Eaton Square is situated 400 feet south of Belgian Volunteers.
London Victoria
Railway station
Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail. London Victoria is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Belgian Volunteers.
Belgrave Square
Garden
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgrave Square is a large 19th-century garden square in London. It is the centrepiece of Belgravia, and its architecture resembles the original scheme of property contractor Thomas Cubitt who engaged George Basevi for all of the terraces for the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, later the 1st Marquess of Westminster, in the 1820s. Belgrave Square is situated 950 feet northwest of Belgian Volunteers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belgravia and Victoria.
Belgravia
Suburb
Photo: Paul Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.
Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.
Knightsbridge
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.
Belgian Volunteers
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Here many Belgians volunteered during World War II to fight with their allies on land at sea and in the air to liberate their country. Those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom shall not be forgotten. This plaque was unveiled by H.M. Queen Elizab”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49693° or 51° 29′ 49″ northLongitude
-0.1514° or 0° 9′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3XFRWX+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 7937957279OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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