Edwardes Square
Edwardes Square is a garden square in Kensington, London, W8. The square was built between 1811 and 1820. 1–23 and 25–48 Edwardes Square are listed Grade II for their architectural merit.[1][2]
Gardens
The communal gardens were laid out in 1820 and are 1.215 hectares (3.00 acres) in size. The gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. They are not open to the public.[3][4]
Notable residents
- No. 1: G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) resided here for a brief period after his marriage to Frances in 1901
- No. 11: the London home of the author and humanist Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson (1862–1932).
- No 16: Sir Roger Bannister (the first man to break the four minute mile) lived here.
- No 19: the Italian poet Ugo Foscolo lived here between 1817 and 1818.
- No 27: Comedian Frankie Howerd lived here from 1966 until his death in 1992.
- No 59:
- Artist Frank Cadogan Cowper lived here in Studio 2, between 1909 and 1924.
- Pianist and composer Helen Pyke lived here in Studio 4, in the mid-1930s.
The Scarsdale Tavern is a pub at no. 23A.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edwardes Square, London W8.
- ^ Historic England, "1–23 Edwardes Square (1080645)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 February 2016
- ^ Historic England, "25–48 Edwardes Square (1080646)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 February 2016
- ^ "Edwardes Square". London Gardens Online. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Historic England, "Edwardes Square (1000803)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 February 2016
51°29′50″N 0°12′02″W / 51.497191°N 0.200682°W / 51.497191; -0.200682
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