The Polish Hearth Club is a private members' club founded soon after the outbreak of World War II by the British Government and the Polish government-in-exile at 55 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road in the City of Westminster, London, close to the South Kensington museums, in a Grade II listed building. It was intended as a social meeting place for diplomats, the military cadre and other officials. The facilities included a restaurant,, a theatre and an exhibition space. It faces the main entrance to Imperial College London and is around the corner from the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, which was built as part of one development by Charles James Freake.
Polish Hearth Club at 55 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London
Ognisko restaurant before make-over
Exhibition Road is a street in South Kensington, London which is home to several major museums and academic establishments, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum.
Exhibition Road following opening of shared space scheme during 2012
South of Thurloe Place near South Kensington tube station
Looking south prior to the shared-space scheme
The Natural History Museum and winter ice rink