Field Marshal Viscount Gort
Field Marshal Viscount Gort is a memorial in Westminster, Greater London, England. Field Marshal Viscount Gort is situated nearby to the government office Residence of the Belgian Ambassador, as well as near Embassy of Bahrain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belgrave Square and Constitution Arch.
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 340 feet northwest of Field Marshal Viscount Gort.
Constitution Arch
Photo: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wellington Arch, also known as the Constitution Arch or as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde Park Corner in central London, the road junction near the south-eastern corner of Hyde Park. Constitution Arch is situated 1,400 feet north of Field Marshal Viscount Gort.
Apsley House
Museum
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Apsley House is the London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington. It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing towards the large traffic roundabout in the centre of which stands the Wellington Arch. Apsley House is situated 1,700 feet north of Field Marshal Viscount Gort.
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.
Field Marshal Viscount Gort
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Field Marshal Viscount Gort V.C. (1886-1946) Commander-in-Chief at Dunkirk lived here 1920-1926”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49878° or 51° 29′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.15219° or 0° 9′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C3XFRXX+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 8145826322OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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