Wilton Crescent, Belgravia. A beautiful crescent-shaped street layout around a central garden. The facades of the buildings were re-faced with stone circa 1903 in what was a very successful renovation of the buildings.

The Pantechnicon was built as an emporium straddling two sides of Motcomb Street in Belgravia. The other less-notable building straddles the block between West Halkin Street and Motcomb Street - and now plays host to my local Waitrose supermarket. Sadly the emporium idea did not work, and thus the Pantechnicon was transformed into a "fireproof" storage facility, much of which was to burn down in 1874. I have a facsimile of the London Illustrated News of that time containing illustrations of the blaze. Lucky for us the facade of the main building remains as a poignant reminder of the pretensions of the original venture. Some of the original drawings are included below, courtesy Westminster Public Library.

One of my favourites, Numbers 1-10 Grosvenor Crescent, Belgravia. Currently part of the scenery of my daily walking routine, this pleasantly curved collection of terraced houses has recently been revamped into a very attractive apartment development.