The line of Queen St. is continued north by John St. to Farm Street, in which is the large Jesuit church of the Immaculate Conception (good music). In Charles St., which leads east from Queen St. to Berkeley Square, Sydney Smith lived at No. 33 (now No. 32), and Bulwer Lytton had a fine house.
Berkeley Square, one of the most aristocratic of London squares, the 'Buckley Square' of Thackeray's 'Yellowplush Papers' and 'Ballads,' was built early in the 18th century on part of the gardens of Berkeley House. A good many of its original houses still survive, some of which retain fine old ironwork before their doors. The beautiful plane-trees in the central gardens were planted about 1789.
The houses have been re-numbered since the days of many of its well-known residents. Lord Clyde lived at No. 10 (on the east side) for a short time in 1863. No. 11 (then No. 40) was, from 1779, the town house of Horace Walpole, who died here in 1797, and it was the birthplace of Lord Cromer (1841-1917). Colley Cibber (1671-1757) lived and probably died at No. 20. No. 21 was the residence of Lady Anne Barnard (1750-1825), who wrote the ballad 'Auld Robin Gray.' From No. 38 (on the west side; now occupied by Lord Rosebery) Miss Child, daughter of the rich banker, eloped with Lord Westmorland in 1782. Lord Clive committed suicide at No. 45 in 1774. At No. 47 (then No. 6) William Pitt resided for a time with his brother, the Earl of Chatham. Lord Brougham lived successively at No. 48 and No. 14. No. 50 is the so-called 'haunted house.'
