United States Embassy - Grosvenor Square, London, UK - Diplomatic Missions on Waymarking.com

As to be expected there is a strong security presence in and around the embassy. Although visible the security is not intimidating and uninterrupted access is permitted outside the embassy grounds and photography does not seem to cause an issue at weekends. During the week, when the embassy is open things may be different.

The hours shown are for the Non-Immigrant Visa telephone lines and are used for information and to make an appointment. Due to the appointment system no "business hours" are listed.

Most people will have seen this embassy in newspapers and on television but the eagle, over the fron of the building is very impressive and larger than imagined.

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The American Embassy

The American Embassy London was moved to 1 Grosvenor Square, the building which now houses the Canadian High Commission, in 1938. The present Embassy, occupying the whole west side of the square, was designed by Eero Saarinen and completed in 1960.

During the Second World War when the Chancery was on one side and General Eisenhower's headquarters on another, Grosvenor Square became popularly known as "Little America."

Ambassador John G. Winant , living in an apartment above the Embassy during the Second World War, wrote of a garden very unlike that which can be seen today.

"In the Battle of Britain the lovely garden in the center of [Grosvenor Square] had been turned to more practical use. A group of W.A.A.F.'s and the blimp they called "Romeo" took shelter there. These W.A.A.F.'s were the first women's crew to man a blimp. They lived in low wooden huts which covered what were once flower beds around the parkway. Diagonally across from the Embassy, General Eisenhower later established his headquarters and Admiral Stark had a building next door which housed the naval mission. On the other side of the square were further military installations and offices occupied by the overflow from the Embassy itself."
A Letter From Grosvenor Square

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Mission's address: 24 Grosvenor Square Mayfair London, United Kingdom W1A 2LQ Business hours: From: 8:00 AM To: 9:00 PM Website: [Web Link]

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