Submitted by Colin on 11 March 2013 - 11:30am
At the midway point between Open House 2012 and 2013, it seems timely to feature one of the jewels in the Open House crown.
Embassy buildings come imposing and impenetrable. Even standing outside one can be intimidating.
However, this building had an early name that was nothing if not prosaic. “The Independent North Mansion” was the title of 49 Belgrave Square, one of Thomas Cubitt’s creations in his Belgravia masterpiece.
