History & location Ebury Street has housed many wonderful and eccentric residents over the years. Mozart was living at number 180 Ebury Street when he composed his very first symphony. Ian Fleming the journalist, secret agent and author of James Bond 007 books lived at 22b Ebury Street. Other famous tenants have included Noel Coward, George Moore, Lord Tennyson and Harold Nicholson.
The area now boasts a whole new generation of glamorous celebrities who call Belgravia home. Nigella Lawson, Elizabeth Hurley, Sean Connery, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Roger Moore are but just a few of the famous residents that enjoy the upmarket and exclusive feel of this most elegant of neighbourhoods.
Eating
There are several delicious restaurants in the immediate area. Boisdale, a Scottish establishment in Eccleston Street, offers a cocktail bar with the largest collection of malt whiskies in London and live jazz music until the early hours. La Poule au Pot is an ever-popular romantic French bistro just along Ebury Street. Il Convivio is great for all those Italian lovers and is favoured by Chelsea Clinton for her romantic dinners! The Thomas Cubitt just round the corner on Elizabeth Street is a fine example of a gastropub, serving delivious food and great beers. Last but not least, the Ebury Wine Bar is right next door to us and offers excellent hearty, mouth-watering English fare.
Shopping
On the shopping front the area has some gems. For those with a sweet tooth The Chocolate Society and the world-renowned Poilane Bakery may be tempting. Elizabeth street also houses Philip Treacy (the famous milliner), beautiful chic clothing from Ben de Lisi, a cigar shop, a delicious delicatessen and a pharmacy all within a stone's throw of the Lime Tree. The Building
The Lime Tree Hotel itself was constructed in 1834 and originally housed the distinguished surgeon Charles Whiting. Since then the building has had many uses including furnished apartments and the Imperial Nurses Club. It was not until 1960 that it finally became the Lime Tree Hotel.
Being of special architectural and historical interest, the building itself is protected by Grade II listing status. It comprises three main storeys, attic and basement, six windows wide and is constructed in brick with channelled stucco on the ground floor, with an unusual 'flying buttress' chimney to the rear.
The entrance is a square heading flanked by fluted Doric columns in an arch. The windows are square headed with French casement and a 20th Century wrought iron balcony to the first floor.
Lime Tree Hotel
135-137 Ebury Street
London, SW1W 9QU
United Kingdom
T: + 44 (0)20 7730 8191
F: + 44 (0)20 7730 7865
E: info@limetreehotel.co.uk
