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Hampstead Square lies in Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden.[1] It runs eastward off Heath Street and then curves southwards before Elm Row connects it again to Heath Street. It is linked by pedestrian access to Cannon Place.
Historically it was a garden square, featuring densely-packed buildings as opposed to the larger space-out houses on the edge of Hampstead Heath.[2] Many of the houses date back to the early eighteenth century when the area was booming due to the nearby Hampstead Wells spa.[3] It is marked on the 1762 map of Hampstead simply as The Square and its open space was used in the early nineteenth century by strolling players and the Victoria Tea Gardens.[4] The construction of Christ Church in 1852 by the architect Samuel Daukes turned it from a traditional square shape into a polygon.[5] The Hampstead Meeting House is also located in the square. Notable residents have included the writer Wilkie Collins and the married artists John Copley and Ethel Léontine Gabain.
See also
[edit]- New End Square, another square located nearby
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Bebbington, Gillian. London Street Names. Batsford, 1972.
- Cherry, Bridget & Pevsner, Nikolaus. London 4: North. Yale University Press, 2002.
- Wade, Christopher. The Streets of Hampstead. Camden History Society, 2000.
51°33′35″N 0°10′40″W / 51.5596°N 0.1779°W
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