View of 8-10 Sterling Street, Knightsbridge, looking south from the corner with Montpelier Square. Originally named Harriet Street then Alfred Street, Sterling Street was renamed in 1890 after local resident Alfred Sterling, a noted journalist for The Times. Number 8 was begun in 1825-6 by William Darby and is the oldest house on Sterling Street and Grade II listed, entry 1236703. Having raised a loan from John Collins, a Fetter Lane butcher, William Darby committed himself to finishing the building and paying an annuity out of the anticipated rack-rent, but before the work was completed Darby was bankrupt. The house was then assigned to Edward Aldred of Fulham, a timber merchant, and sold to its first occupier, Hannah Rayner Woodward, a widow in 1829. Numbers 9 and 10 were built for T. W. M. Marriott in 1852–3. Adjacent to number 10, on the corner with Montpelier Place, is The Nelson pub. It was rebuilt in 1938-39 and is now a private residence. In 1851 the landlord was John Hardy from Nottingham, who styled himself musician and beer seller. A number of cars are parked in the street including a Jaguar, Vauxhall Viva and a Peugeot.