Hyde Park Square
Hyde Park Square is an urban square north of Hyde Park in the City of Westminster, London. It is accessed from Gloucester Square or Hyde Park Street in the north or from Strathearn Place or Clarendon Place in the south.
History
The square was part of Tyburnia,[1] planned in 1827 by Samuel Pepys Cockerell for the Bishop of London's Estate but laid out to a modified plan by Cockerell's successor George Gutch.
Buildings
Numbers 11–21 on the north side, built early to mid nineteenth century, are grade II listed buildings with Historic England.[2] Numbers 30–37 on the south side are also grade II listed buildings, built around 1830–40, probably by Ledwell Taylor.[3]
People
Number 13 was the residence of the architect Peter Dollar.[4]
References
- ^ "Tyburnia – A History of the Paddington Estates (HYDE PARK SQUARE GARDEN, London, W2)". www.hydeparksquaregarden.com. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "11-21, HYDE PARK SQUARE W2 (1231640)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "30-37, HYDE PARK SQUARE W2 (1231641)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Births, Marriages, and Deaths", The Freeman's Journal and National Pres (Dublin, Ireland), 25 October 1899.
External links
Media related to Hyde Park Square, London at Wikimedia Commons
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