The Windermere Hotel
Historical Profile

Warwick Way used to be called "The Abbott's Lane" because it was the road that connected Westminster Abbey with the Abbott's residence, known as the Abbott's Grange. Number 144 stands at the point where the gate to the Abbott's Grange existed.

The Abbott's Grange was the rest and leisure centre enjoyed not only by the Abbotts and the monks, but also by the Kings and Princes of Medieval England. Number 142 and 144 Warwick Way were built in 1857 as a pair of private dwellings and are fine examples of early Victorian classical design. Number 144 was probably the earliest "Bed & Breakfast" Hotel in the area when in 1881 it became the locally famous "Pimlico Rooms".