History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Avenue Lloyd George

In Dutch: Lloyd Georgelaan

Avenue Lloyd George, in Brussels, has 10 buildings on the Atlas map, for 11 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19130
  • 1914 – 19445
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20093
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 13: 1922. 5 buildings in the street are dated by the heritage inventory.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

Kind of name
Commemorative name
Theme
First World War
Named in
1919

David Lloyd George (1863 – 1945) fut premier ministre britannique et joua un rôle important lors de la Première Guerre mondiale, notamment en représentant la Grande-Bretagne lors des négociations à Versailles en 1919. Ex. Avenue des Tramways (remark in French, as published)

Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives