Cadogan Gardens is a street in Chelsea, London, that is part of the Cadogan Estate.

Layout

It forms a rough square, with arms leading off the east side to

Sloane Street Sloane Street is a major London street in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea which runs north to south, from Knightsbridge to Sloane Square, crossing Pont Street about halfway along. History Sloane Street takes its name from Sir Han ...

and Pavilion Road. It also connects with

Cadogan Square Cadogan Square () is a residential square in Knightsbridge, London, that was named after Earl Cadogan. Whilst it is mainly a residential area, some of the properties are used for diplomatic and educational purposes (notably Sussex House School ...

, Cadogan Street, and Draycott Place. The layout of the street is complicated and the house-numbering system has been described as "mysterious".

Buildings

At number 26 is a 5-star hotel named The Chelsea Townhouse. It was previously called the Draycott Hotel. At number 11 is another 5-star hotel, which is known as 11 Cadogan Gardens. It is a 56-bedroom hotel and consists of four large houses. It had been a

private members' club Private members' clubs are organisations which provide social and other facilities to members who typically pay a membership fee for access and use. Most are owned and controlled by their members even to this day. Some were originally gentlemen ...

until Lord Cadogan (as freeholder) acquired the leasehold in 2012 and had it converted into a hotel.

Residents

The artist Mortimer Menpes lived at number 25 from 1892 in a Japanese-styled house designed by Arthur Mackmurdo. In the 1960s, numbers 53 and 55 were the residences of diplomats from Czechoslovakia. The actor and writer Sir Dirk Bogarde lived at number 2 for the last decade of his life.

References

{{Coord, 51.49295, -0.15943, region:GB_type:landmark, display=title Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cadogan Estate Knightsbridge