# Stratford Place > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stratford_Place > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stratford_Place.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_Place > Source revision: 1355522518 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) No through road in London, England Stratford Place seen from Oxford Street **Stratford Place** is a small road in [London](/source/London), off [Oxford Street](/source/Oxford_Street), opposite [Bond Street](/source/Bond_Street) underground station. The road is a [cul-de-sac](/source/Cul-de-sac). ## Stratford House Stratford House **Stratford House** was built as the London [town house](/source/Townhouse_(Great_Britain)) of the [Stratford family](/source/Stratford_(family)) between 1770 and 1776 for [Edward Stratford, 2nd Earl of Aldborough](/source/Edward_Stratford%2C_2nd_Earl_of_Aldborough), who paid [£](/source/Pound_sterling)4,000 for the site.[1] The central range was designed by [Robert Adam](/source/Robert_Adam). It had previously been the location of the [Lord Mayor of London](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_London)'s Banqueting House, built in 1565.[1] Several people of note stayed there, including the sons of the Tsar of Russia. [Clementine Hozier](/source/Clementine_Hozier) was born there and until 1832 the house was owned by the Wingfield Stratford branch of the [family](/source/Stratford_(family)) who inherited it through Edward's will.[2] It belonged briefly to Grand Duke [Nicholas Nikolaevich](/source/Grand_Duke_Nicholas_Nikolaevich_of_Russia_(1831-1891)), a son of Tsar [Nicholas I of Russia](/source/Nicholas_I_of_Russia).[3] The house was little altered until 1894, when its then owner, Murray Guthrie, added a second storey to the east and west wings and a colonnade in front.[1] In 1903, a new owner, the Liberal politician [Sir Edward Colebrook](/source/Edward_Colebrooke%2C_1st_Baron_Colebrooke), later [Lord Colebrooke](/source/Baron_Colebrooke), reconstructed the Library to an Adam design. In 1908, [Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby](/source/Edward_Stanley%2C_17th_Earl_of_Derby) bought a lease and began more alterations, removing the colonnade and adding a third storey to both wings. He took out the original bifurcated staircase (replacing it with a less elegant single one), demolished the stables and built a Banqueting Hall with a grand ballroom above.[1] In 1960 the house was purchased by the [Oriental Club](/source/Oriental_Club) and converted to its present state. The ballroom was turned into two floors of new bedrooms, more lifts were added, and the banqueting hall was divided into a dining room and other rooms.[1] The house now has a main drawing room, a members' bar, a library and an [ante-room](/source/Antechamber), a billiards room, an internet suite and business room, and two (non)smoking rooms, as well as a dining room and 32 bedrooms.[3][4][5] Stratford House is a Grade I [listed building](/source/Listed_building).[6] ## Notable buildings and occupants - Stratford House (home to the [Oriental Club](/source/Oriental_Club))[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - Number 4 Stratford Place was the headquarters of the [Apollinaris Company Ltd](/source/Apollinaris_(water)) in the early 1900s.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - The High Commission of [Botswana](/source/Botswana)[7] is at 6 Stratford Place. The building is Grade II listed.[8] - The [High Commission of Tanzania](/source/High_Commission_of_Tanzania%2C_London)[7] - Number 7 Stratford Place was the London home of [Martin van Buren](/source/Martin_van_Buren).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - A [Kabbalah Centre](/source/Kabbalah_Centre)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - Nos 12-13 are listed townhouses dating from 1774, designed by [Richard Edwin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Edwin&action=edit&redlink=1).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also - [Aldborough House](/source/Aldborough_House), Dublin ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-about_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-about_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-about_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-about_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-about_1-4) [About and History](http://www.orientalclub.org.uk/html/abouthistory.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121203093423/http://www.orientalclub.org.uk/html/abouthistory.html) 2012-12-03 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at Oriental Club web site (accessed 28 January 2008) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-GHS_2-0)** Stratford, Gerald H. *The Stratfords*, (Chapter 13, Belan, Aldborough, and Stratford House) online at [Chapter 13, Belan, Aldborough, and Stratford House](http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Colin/Misc/Stratfords/Stratfords13.html) (accessed 27 January 2008) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-trk_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-trk_3-1) [AN OASIS IN LONDON'S WEST END](http://asia-major.com/Reviews/TRK/orientalclub.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120722230324/http://asia-major.com/reviews/TRK/orientalclub.html) 2012-07-22 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at asia-major.com (accessed 27 January 2008) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Drawing Rooms](http://www.orientalclub.org.uk/html/drawingrooms.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130328125425/http://www.orientalclub.org.uk/html/drawingrooms.htm) 2013-03-28 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at Oriental Club web site (accessed 26 February 2011) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Facilities](http://www.orientalclub.org.uk/html/facilities.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121203093429/http://www.orientalclub.org.uk/html/facilities.html) 2012-12-03 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at Oriental Club web site (accessed 27 January 2008) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *[Listed Buildings in Stratford Place, Westminster](http://www.westminster.gov.uk/fmn/index3.cfm?LayerID=81&querylayer=Streets&querystring=Stratford%20Place&queryfield=STREET_NAME&LGSL=511,346,487,485)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] – map at westminster.gov.uk (accessed 29 January 2008) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-The_London_Diplomatic_List_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-The_London_Diplomatic_List_7-1) ["The London Diplomatic List"](https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf) (PDF). 13 December 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["2-7, STRATFORD PLACE W1, non Civil Parish - 1237104 | Historic England"](https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1237104). ## Bibliography - Stourton, James (2012). [*Great Houses of London*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcyUEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA110) (Hardback). London: Frances Lincoln. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7112-3366-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7112-3366-9). [51°30′54″N 0°08′57″W / 51.5149°N 0.1493°W / 51.5149; -0.1493](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Stratford_Place¶ms=51.5149_N_0.1493_W_type:landmark_region:GB-WSM) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stratford Place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_Place) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_Place?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.