A Spanish Class at the Instituto
Cervantes
Until very recently (October
2016), the Instituto Cervantes inhabited a grand building in Eaton Square (I
judge the grandness from the out-of-date photo on the institute’s website). As
is fitting for a state-sponsored cultural organisation, it was near the Spanish
embassy. Whether it was because the lease ran out (freeholds round there tend
to be owned by the Duke of Westminster) or because Spain sold off the grand
building for a huge sum, perhaps to a hedge fund or its owner, the Instituto
has moved – to a far more interesting part of London.
