Editing Berkeley Square (section)

===Buildings===
Like most squares in British cities, it is surrounded largely by [[Terraced houses in the United Kingdom|terraced houses]], in this case [[Townhouse (Great Britain)|grand townhouses]].  Originally these were the London residences of very wealthy families who would spend most of the year at [[English country house|their country house]]. Only one building, number 48, remains wholly residential.{{efn|Numbering is from 1 to 57 but many are missed; one building is named with no numbering, Berkeley Square House}} Most have been converted into offices for businesses typical of Mayfair, such as [[Blue chip (stock market)|bluechips]]' meeting spaces, [[hedge fund]]s, niche headhunters and [[wealth management]] businesses.

The buildings' architects included [[Robert Adam]] but [[9 Fitzmaurice Place]] (since 1935 home of the [[Lansdowne Club]], earlier known as Shelb(o)urne then Lansdowne House &mdash; all three names referring to the same branch of one family) is now on the south corner's approach ("Fitzmaurice Place"). The daring staircase-hall of No.44 is sometimes considered [[William Kent]]'s masterpiece.<ref>Sykes, 104–111</ref> [[Gunter's Tea Shop]], founded under a different name in 1757, used to trade here.

Approach ways include Berkeley Street, [[Curzon Street]], and [[Hill Street, London|Hill Street]].