
List of garden squares in London
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Barnet
- Central Square
- Litchfield Square
- Lucas Square
Camden
- Argyle Square
- Bloomsbury SquareBloomsbury SquareBloomsbury Square is a garden square in Bloomsbury, Camden, London.- Geography :To the north of the square is Great Russell Street and Bedford Place, leading to Russell Square. To the south is Bloomsbury Way. To the west is the British Museum and Holborn tube station is the nearest underground...
- Brunswick SquareBrunswick SquareBrunswick Square is a public garden in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. It is overlooked by the School of Pharmacy and the Foundling Museum to the north and the Brunswick Centre to the west...
- Camden SquareCamden SquareCamden Square is a rectangular town square in the London Borough of Camden running parallel to Camden Road north of central Camden. Amy Winehouse and Orlando Jewitt both lived and died on the square, and one of its houses once housed the West African Students' Union. It now has a playground and dog...
- Chalcot Square
- Euston Square
- Gordon SquareGordon SquareGordon Square is in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, London, England . It was developed by Thomas Cubitt in the 1820s, as one of a pair with Tavistock Square, which is a block away and has the same dimensions...
- Gray's Inn Square
- Grove Terrace Squares
- Harrington Square
- Mecklenburgh SquareMecklenburgh SquareMecklenburgh Square is a Grade II listed public square located in the King's Cross area of central London. It is notable for the number of historic terraced houses that face directly onto the square....
- Munster Square
- Oakley Square
- Pond Square
- Queen Square, London
- Red Lion SquareRed Lion SquareRed Lion Square is a small square on the boundary of Bloomsbury and Holborn in London. The square was laid out in 1698 by Nicholas Barbon, taking its name from the Red Lion Inn. According to some sources the bodies of three regicides - Oliver Cromwell, John Bradshaw and Henry Ireton - were placed...
- Regent Square
- Russell SquareRussell SquareRussell Square is a large garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. It is near the University of London's main buildings and the British Museum. To the north is Woburn Place and to the south-east is Southampton Row...
- South Grove Square
- Tavistock SquareTavistock SquareTavistock Square is a public square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden with a fine garden.-Public art:The centre-piece of the gardens is a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, which was installed in 1968....
- Torrington SquareTorrington SquareTorrington Square is a square in Bloomsbury, owned by the University of London, located in central London, England. Today it is a square in name only, most of the houses having been demolished by the university. Birkbeck College and the School of Oriental and African Studies are located here. To...
- Woburn SquareWoburn SquareWoburn Square is the smallest of the Bloomsbury Squares and owned by the University of London. Designed by Thomas Cubitt and built between 1829 and 1847, it is named after Woburn Abbey, the main country seat of the Dukes of Bedford, who developed much of Bloomsbury.The original construction was of...
City of London
- Aldermanbury Square
- Devonshire Square
- Finsbury CircusFinsbury CircusFinsbury Circus is an elliptical square with its long axis lying east-west in the City of London, England; with an area of 2.2 hectares it is the largest public open space within the City's boundaries. It has an immaculately maintained Lawn Bowls club in the centre, which has existed in the gardens...
- Gough Square
- Monkwell Square
- Paternoster SquarePaternoster SquarePaternoster Square is an urban development, owned by the Mitsubishi Estate Co., next to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, England. In 1942 the area, which takes its name from Paternoster Row, centre of the London publishing trade, was devastated by aerial bombardment in The Blitz during...
- Salisbury Square
- Warwick Square
Hackney
- Albion Square
- Charles Square, Hackney
- Clapton SquareClapton SquareThe Clapton Square Conservation Area, Hackney, was designated in 1969 and extended in 1991 & 2000. It is protected by Acts of Parliament as a London Square. It is dominated by the Church of St John-at-Hackney built in 1792-97, and St John’s Gardens. Its made up of listed late Georgian terraces on...
- De Beauvoir Square
- Fassett SquareFassett SquareFassett Square is a small residential square in the London Borough of Hackney between Hackney Central and Dalston, just to the north of Graham Road....
- Goldsmith's Square
- Hoxton SquareHoxton SquareHoxton Square is a garden square situated in Hoxton in the London Borough of Hackney, in London's East End. Formerly home to industrial premises, since the 1990s it has become the heart of the Hoxton arts and media scene, as well as being a hub of the thriving local entertainment district...
- St Thomas's Square
- Town Hall Square, Hackney
Hammersmith & Fulham
- Imperial Square
- St Peter's Square, London
- Westcroft Square
Islington
- Andersons Square
- Arlington Square
- Arundel Square
- Barnsbury Square
- Bartholomew Square
- Canonbury Square
- Charterhouse SquareCharterhouse SquareCharterhouse Square is a historic square in Smithfield, between Charterhouse Street and Clerkenwell Road. It lies in the extreme south of the London Borough of Islington, just north of the City of London....
- Cloudesley Square
- Edward Square
- Finsbury SquareFinsbury SquareFinsbury Square is a square in central London. It was developed in 1777 on the site of a previous area of green space to the east of London known as Finsbury Fields, in the parish of St Luke's and near Moorfields. It is sited on the east side of City Road, opposite the east side of Bunhill Fields....
- Gibson Square
- Granville SquareGranville SquareGranville Square is a prominent tower located at 200 Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver's Financial District. Completed in 1973, it stands at 142 m or 30 storeys high, making it one of the tallest buildings in the city...
- King Square
- Lloyd Square
- Lonsdale SquareLonsdale SquareLonsdale Square is a traditional London square in Barnsbury, North London, England.The square consists of tall brick town houses with distinctive steep gables, mullioned windows in white, arched front doors, and black railings...
- Milner Square
- Barnsbury Square
- Myddelton Square
- Northampton SquareNorthampton SquareNorthampton Square is a town square in Islington, north London. It houses City University London's main campus at one end. The Ewan McGregor film Incendiary was filmed partly at this location....
- Thornhill Square
- Tibberton Square
- Union Square, Islington
- Vernon Square
- Wilmington Square
- Wilton Square
Kensington and Chelsea
- Cadogan SquareCadogan SquareCadogan Square is a square in Knightsbridge named after Earl Cadogan .It is one of the most desirable residential addresses in London. It is formed of a garden surrounded by red-brick houses, the majority of which have now been converted into apartments. Cadogan Square is south of Pont Street, east...
- Colville Square
- Earls Court Square
- Edwardes Square
- Hereford Square
- Kensington SquareKensington SquareKensington Square is a garden square in Kensington, London. It was founded in 1685; hence it is the oldest such square in London.-Garden:The garden in the centre of the square is private but is accessible to the public through the Open Squares scheme....
- Lowndes SquareLowndes SquareLowndes Square is an upmarket residential community in Belgravia, London. Like much of Belgravia it is characterised by grand terraces with white stucco houses. The square runs parallel with Sloane Street to the east, east of the Harvey Nichols store and Knightsbridge tube station. It is home to...
- Markham Square
- Paulton's Square
- Powis SquarePowis Square, LondonPowis Square is a garden square and locality in Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. The closest London Underground station to the square is Westbourne Park tube station....
- Queen's Gate Gardens
- Redcliffe SquareRedcliffe SquareRedcliffe Square is a town square located in the Kensington area of southwest central London, England . Recliffe Square Gardens are located in the square....
- Sloane SquareSloane SquareSloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the fashionable London districts of Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Chelsea, located southwest of Charing Cross, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The square is part of the Hans Town area designed in 1771 by Henry...
- Thurloe SquareThurloe SquareThurloe Square is a traditional garden square in South Kensington, London, England.There are private communal gardens in the centre of the square for use by the local residents. The Victoria and Albert Museum is close by to the north across Thurloe Place and Cromwell Gardens...
- Warwick Square
Lambeth
- Albert Square, Lambeth
- Bonnington Square
- Cleaver Square
- Grafton Square
Southwark
- Addington Square
- Avondale Square
- Leyton Square
- Merrick Square
- Nelson Square
- Surrey Square Park
- Trinity Church Square
- West SquareWest SquareWest Square is an historic square in south London, England, just south from St George's Road. The Square is within the London Borough of Southwark, but as it is located in postcode it is commonly said to be in Lambeth....
Tower Hamlets
- Arbour SquareArbour SquareArbour Square is a late Georgian square in Stepney, in the borough of Tower Hamlets, east London, England.It is located just off the Commercial Road approximately one mile east of the City of London...
- Beaumont Square
- Carlton Square
- Ford Square
- Ion Square
- Sidney Square
- Tredegar SquareTredegar SquareTredegar Square is a well-preserved Georgian square in the Mile End district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is located immediately north of the Mile End Road, to the east of, and is a few minutes' walk from Mile End tube station...
- Trinity Square, Tower Hamlets
- York Square
Westminster
- Berkeley SquareBerkeley SquareBerkeley Square is a town square in the West End of London, England, in the City of Westminster. It was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent...
- Belgrave SquareBelgrave SquareBelgrave Square is one of the grandest and largest 19th century squares in London, England. It is the centrepiece of Belgravia, and was laid out by the property contractor Thomas Cubitt for the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, later the 1st Marquess of Westminster, in the 1820s. Most of the houses were occupied...
- Cavendish SquareCavendish SquareCavendish Square is a public square in the West End of London, very close to Oxford Circus, where the two main shopping thoroughfares of Oxford Street and Regent Street meet. It is located at the eastern end of Wigmore Street, which connects it to Portman Square, part of the Portman Estate, to its...
- Chester SquareChester SquareChester Square is a small, residential garden square located in London's Belgravia district. Along with its sister squares Belgrave Square and Eaton Square, it is one of the three garden squares built by the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century.Chester...
- Dolphin SquareDolphin SquareDolphin Square is a block of private apartments and business complex built near the River Thames at Pimlico in London, between 1935 and 1937.At one time, the huge development was home to more than 70 MPs, and at least 10 lords...
- Dorset Square
- Eaton SquareEaton SquareEaton Square is a residential garden square in London's Belgravia district. It is one of the three garden squares built by the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century, and is named after Eaton Hall, the Grosvenor country house in Cheshire...
- Ebury Square
- Eccleston Square
- Golden SquareGolden SquareGolden Square, Soho, London in the City of Westminster is one of the historic squares of Central London. The square is just east of Regent Street and north of Piccadilly Circus....
- Grosvenor SquareGrosvenor SquareGrosvenor Square is a large garden square in the exclusive Mayfair district of London, England. It is the centrepiece of the Mayfair property of the Duke of Westminster, and takes its name from their surname, "Grosvenor".-History:...
- Hanover Square, LondonHanover Square, LondonHanover Square, London, is a square in Mayfair, London W1, England, situated to the south west of Oxford Circus, the major junction where Oxford Street meets Regent Street....
- Leicester SquareLeicester SquareLeicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west...
- Montagu SquareMontagu SquareMontagu Square is a square in Marylebone, London. It is situated a little north of Marble Arch. It is oriented on an axis approximately NNW on the same grid plan that extends eastwards as far as Portland Place. Montagu Place runs along the north end, George Street along the south end...
- Norfolk Square
- Park Square, LondonPark Square, LondonPark Square is north of Park Crescent and the Marylebone Road in London, England. It consists of large elegant stuccoed terraced houses by the architect John Nash, it was built 1823-24....
- Parliament SquareParliament SquareParliament Square is a square outside the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in London. It features a large open green area in the middle, with a group of trees to its west. It contains statues of famous statesmen and is the scene of rallies and protests, as well as being a tourist...
- Porchester Square
- Portman SquarePortman SquarePortman Square is a square in London, part of the Portman Estate. It is located at the western end of Wigmore Street, which connects it to Cavendish Square to its east. It is served by London bus route 274...
- Soho SquareSoho SquareSoho Square is a square in Soho, London, England, with a park and garden area at its centre that dates back to 1681. It was originally called King Square after Charles II, whose statue stands in the square. At the centre of the garden, there is a distinctive half-timbered gardener's hut...
- St George's SquareSt George's SquareSt George's Square is a long narrow garden square in Pimlico, London, SW1. Pimlico's development was started in 1835 by the landowner, the Marquess of Westminster, and the building was supervised by Thomas Cubitt who also designed the gardens...
- St James's Square
- Smith SquareSmith SquareSmith Square is a square in the Westminster district of London, just south of the Palace of Westminster. The centre of the square is occupied by St John's, Smith Square, a Baroque church now used as a concert hall...
- Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of...
- Victoria Square, LondonVictoria Square, LondonVictoria Square is a small residential square, located just to the south-west of Buckingham Palace, between Lower Grosvenor Place, Beeston Place, Grosvenor Gardens, and Buckingham Palace Road. It is on land forming part of the Grosvenor Estate....
See also
- London Squares and Enclosures (Preservation) Act 1906
- London Squares Preservation Act 1931
- The Royal Commission on Squares
- Roosevelt Memorial Act 1946