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This even included coal sheds. Named after William Fredrick Cleveland of Maida Vale who developed parts of Paddington in the mid nineteenth century, some people may think that the mansion block may take even its name from the Duchess of Cleveland, one of Charles II’s mistress.

Mentioned in the media throughout the time, the first report mentioning Cleveland Mansions was found in The Times in 1924, reporting on an unusual event that occurred at 40 Cleveland Mansions when a burglary was attempted by a woman. This was the home of a merchant called Leon Kaharivitch.

Whilst little has been recorded on famous – or infamous residents of the block, 57 Cleveland Mansions was once the home of Harry Brooke, a bandleader who advertised towards the end of the second world war – June 1945 – that he and his band would ‘play for your dance reception or wedding’. He added that one of his ‘peace time’ engagements included the sporting club at Monte Carlo. There was also an early interior designer at 18 Cleveland Mansions in 1957. She called herself an ‘interior decorating consultant’ and was possible too avant garde for the time as she went out of business.

The only exception to the peacefulness of Cleveland Mansion’s history in the media was the ‘uproar’ reported by the Paddington Mercury in 1980. Already inflamed by a recent rent increase, the passions of the residents reached boiling point when work to empty flats (being gutted by the then landlord Freshwaters) caused excessive noise and water damage.

Today, consisting of 60 apartments, Cleveland Mansions is one of the most well located blocks in Maida Vale benefiting from a large selection of nearby trendy cafes, restaurants and stylish wine bars.