Chalcot Square
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Type | Garden square |
Location | London, NW1 United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°32′28″N 0°9′18″W / 51.54111°N 0.15500°W |
Area | 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres) |
Created | 1849 |
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Chalcot Square is a garden square in the Primrose Hill district of London, England.
The square was laid out between 1849 and 1860 and was known as St George's Square until 1937.[1] It is a residential square, well known for its brightly-coloured Italianate terraced houses.[2][3][4] Every house on the square is grade-II listed.[5][6][7][8][9]
Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes lived at 3 Chalcot Square for years and Plath is commemorated with a blue plaque. They rented their home to Assia Wevill and David Wevill. Other famous residents have included Ralph, Marion, Ed, and David Miliband; Robert Plant;[10] Joan Bakewell;[11] India Knight and Eric Joyce;[12] Alan Bennett,[13] and M. R. D. Foot.[14]
References
- ^ "Inventory Site Record".
- ^ "In Photos: London's Most Colourful Streets". Londonist. August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Eight lovely rainbow streets in London". Time Out London.
- ^ "8 Of London's Most Colourful Streets". The Handbook.
- ^ "NUMBERS 1-11 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, Camden - 1258094 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "NUMBERS 12, 13 AND 14 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, Camden - 1258096 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "NUMBERS 15-19 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, Camden - 1258097 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "NUMBERS 20-28 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, Camden - 1258098 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "NUMBERS 29-33 AND 33A AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, Camden - 1258099 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "Matthew Bell: The IoS Diary (23/05/10)". The Independent. May 23, 2010.
- ^ Sylvester, Alice Thomson and Rachel. "Joan Bakewell: 'The idea that people are dying alone is desperately sad'" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Andrew Marr: 'I'm fighting for the rights of the Primrose Hill set'". Evening Standard. June 4, 2015.
- ^ Scott, Caroline. "Alan Bennett's house — yours for £3m (Lady and van not included)" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ Foot, Michael Richard Daniell (January 1, 2008). Memories of an S.O.E. Historian. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781844158492 – via Google Books.
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