UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!
HYDE PARK - SOUTH
8 Grosvenor Place, SW 1.
Czechoslovak Legation/Embassy to the UK.
9 Grosvenor Place, SW 1.
Official office of the President of Czechoslovakia.
18 Grosvenor Place, SW 1.
The Czechoslovak Institute (from opening in January 1941 until the end of the war).
Provided a base for other organisations including National Union of Czechoslovak Students
and New Europe Circle.
6 Upper Belgrave Street, SW1.
In the autumn of 1945 the Czechoslovak Institute found new premises here after being
forced to move from the building at 18 Grosvenor Place.
Latymer House, 134 Picadilly, W 1.
Upper floors originally had offices for both the Ministry of Social Welfare and the
Ministry of Defence. Later Ministry of Defence only. Current use: Ground floor was until
recently a branch of Coutts Bank (for the ultra-rich), now a souvenir shop for the Hard
Rock Cafe, which is across a side-street. Upper floors are offices.
68 Pall Mall, SW 1.
Offices of the company Caswick Ltd.
43 Wilton Crescent, SW 1.
Offices of the Státní rada (State Council), where they also held their meetings. Current
use: Private house.
42 Wilton Crescent, SW 1.
Offices of several high ranking Czechoslovak Army officers. Current use: Private house.
23 Wilton Crescent, SW 1.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Protocol Section.
2 Wilton Crescent, SW 1.
Ministry of Interior, Education Department, including the Czechoslovak School for Adult
Education. Current use: Private house.
7 Wilton Crescent, SW 1.
Slovak National Committee in London.
45 Lowndes Square, SW 1.
British Embassy to the Czechoslovak Republic.
43 Lowndes Square, SW 1.
Ministry for Economic Revival.
60 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, SW 7.
Ministry of the Interior.
62 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, SW 7.
Ministry of the Interior and Offices of the Council of Ministers.
68 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, SW 7.
CRTF hostel from December 1944.
52 Lennox Gardens, SW 1.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Information, Cultural Relations Division.
53+51 Cadogan Gardens, SW 3.
Ministry of Social Welfare.
53 Lexham Gardens, W 8.
Address for the 'Eleven' of František Moravec. Source: 'Special Search List GB'.
66 Cornwall Gardens SW 7.
Location of the Czechoslovak National Council (Československá národní rada).
Formed by opposition politician and former Czechoslovak prime minister Milan Hodža in
Paris, and moved here after the fall of Frace.
10 Templeton Place, Earls Court, SW 5.
Home address of Pavel Kavan. Source: List of students for English course.
26d Bolton Gardens, SW 5.
Home address of Dr. Bruno Schober, Director of the ČVŠL. Source: CRTF registration card
for his son, Jan, born 12.2.44.
Chelsea Polytechnic, Manresa Road, SW 3.
Czechoslovak School of Applied Art.
St. Leonard's Terrace/Tedworth Square SW
3.
Hostel run by A.Hodinová and Gríša Spurný.
HYDE PARK - NORTH
114-118 Park Street, W 1.
Czechoslovak government offices at the start of the war. Bombed twice and completely
destroyed. Address no longer exists.
Fursecroft, George Street/Brown Street, W
1.
Large block used as offices for several Ministries throughout the war. Included Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Czechoslovak Research Institute. Current use:
Private flats.
5 George Street, W 1.
Home address of Dr. Hubert Ripka, Minister. Source: List of home addresses for
students of the State Doplnovaci School (Hubert and Jíří Ripka listed).
55 George Street, W 1.
Czechoslovak Committee for War Effort.
71 Edgware Road, W 2.
Location of the Czechoslovak Bookshop. Current use: Lebanese restaurant.
18 Devonshire Street, W 1.
Ministry of Social Welfare, čsl. zprostředkovatelna práce.
98 Portland Place, W 1.
Home address of Václav Patzak. Source: CRTF affidavit.
8 Stanhope Terrace, W 2.
Origin of letter from army officer. Billets for special operations personnel?
Porchester Gate, Bayswater Road, W 2.
Block containing the Czechoslovak Military HQ.
35 Porchester Terrace, W 2.
Czechoslovak Red Cross.
123 Porchester Terrace, W 2.
Vojenský dom.
13 Randolph Road, W 9.
State doplnovaci School - Address of Josef Mlejnek and Paddington Group (to October 1943).
3 Clifton Gardens, W 9.
Czechoslovak-British Centre, Czechoslovak Economic Association and State doplnovaci School
- Paddington Group (from October 1943).
90 Sutherland Avenue, W 9.
Address of 'Mladé československo' magazine.
177 Randolph Avenue, W 9.
Home address of Boh. Laušman.
27 Palace Court, W 2.
Czechoslovak-British Friendship Club.
155 Notting Hill Gate, W 11.
Council of Czechoslovak Women (Řada československých žen).
19 Pembridge Villas, W 11.
House of Czechoslovak Youth (Dom ČS mladež).
44 Lansdowne Crescent, W 11.
Czechoslovak Nursery.
22 + 55/56 Holland Park, W 11.
Addresses of BCRC/CRTF hostel houses.
PUTNEY
26 Gwendolen Avenue, Putney, SW 15.
After the arrival of President Beneš from the USA, this was his residence for about a
year until the threat of bombing forced him to move to a house in the country at Aston
Abbots near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. The house now bears a 'Blue Plaque'
commemorating the time that President Beneš spent there. Current use: Private house.
54 Keswick Road, Putney, SW 15.
Address for 'Czechoslovak', an independent weekly newspaper which also published a large
number Czech language books during the war for Czechoslovaks in Britain.
Brett House, 198 West Hill, Putney, SW
15.
House of Sir Walter Layton, owner of the 'News Chronicle' and one of the Presidents of the
British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia (BCRC). Lent to the BCRC/CRTF for the
duration of the war for use as one of their hostels. Used as a medical centre. Also
appears on the 'Special Search List GB' as the place to find Layton (L44).
16 Briar Walk, Putney, SW 15.
State doplnovaci School - Putney Group.
18 Selwyn House, Manor Fields, Putney, SW
15.
Address quoted on a letter from Czech Refugee Trust Fund, overwriting the address in
Richmond.
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