Charles Street, Mayfair


Charles Street, is a street in the Mayfair district of the City of Westminster, London.

Location

Charles Street runs roughly north east from Waverton Street in the west to Berkeley Square in the east, bending slightly northward halfway along. The southwestern end is narrower.

History

The street is named after a member of the Berkley family and was built when Lord Berkeley's estate was developed. Most properties along the street were constructed from about 1745-50, chiefly by carpenter John Phillips. Many of them are now listed by Historic England.

Inhabitants

, British prime minister, was born in his father's house at 20 Charles Street in 1847.

Listed buildings