Devonshire Place


Devonshire Place is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs from Marylebone Road in the north to Devonshire Street in the south. A number of literary figures have lived in the street.

History

The street takes its name from the 5th Duke of Devonshire, who acquired a substantial mansion on the nearby street, which eventually became known as Devonshire Street. The mansion, known as Fisher's Folly, was originally built for Jasper Fisher, one of the six Clerks in Chancery, who sold it to Earl of Oxford and then the Earl of Devonshire.

Buildings and inhabitants

, author of the Gothic novel Vathek, lived at No. 4. Matthew Lewis, author of another Gothic novel, The Monk, lived at No. 9 and William Rothenstein lived at No. 10.
The Royal Philatelic Society London is located on the corner of Devonshire Street and Devonshire Place at the south end of the street. At the north of the street is The London Clinic, one of England's largest private hospitals.