Buckingham Gate

Buckingham Gate is a street in Westminster, London, England, near Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Gate

Buildings on Buckingham Gate
Location	Westminster London, England
Coordinates	51°29′55″N 0°08′16″W
North-west end	Buckingham Palace Road
South-east end	Victoria Street

Location

At the north-west end is a junction with Buckingham Palace Road and Birdcage Walk opposite Buckingham Palace. At the south-east end is a junction with Victoria Street. The Wellington Barracks are to the north-east. The street is designated as part of the B323 road.

Transport

The nearest London Underground stations are London Victoria station and St James's Park tube station; both are close to the south-east end of the street.

History

The Buckingham Gate drill halls stood at No. 58 and No. 59. No. 59 was the regimental headquarters of the London Scottish and also served as the location for the British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.

Embassies

There are a number of diplomatic missions on the road:

• No. 20 - High Commission of Eswatini
• No. 60 - South Korean Embassy
• No. 75-88 - Embassy of Macedonia

Businesses

There are several restaurants in Buckingham Gate. Currently, there is Bistro at the St. James Court, A Taj Hotel London St. James, the Quilon Restaurant at No. 41, The Zander cocktail bar is at No. 45, and Bongusto Italian restaurant at No. 75.

• No. 51 is The Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences, a five-star hotel.
• No. 57 - Savills Westminster.
• No. 58 is Sassoon Academy.
• No. 59 is Swire House, accommodating the Britain–Australia Society and the Hong Kong Association and Society.
• No. 62 is the Rolls-Royce Group PLC headquarters.

External links

• Hong Kong Association and Society