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Ampthill Estate, August 2002. Photo: S Williams
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Ampthill Estate is on the site of Ampthill Square, a garden square laid out in 1800 as a development of terraced houses around a crescent-shaped garden. Crossed by railway tracks from Euston by the end of the C19th, in 1912 part of the land and houses were purchased by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company. The garden was then divided into two enclosures, one maintained for local residents of the square. Little remains of the original square today and the re-landscaped area is now overlooked by C20th tower blocks, although some mature trees from the earlier landscaping survive. |
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| Previous / Other name: |
Ampthill Square |
| Site location: |
Hampstead Road |
| Postcode: |
NW1 |
| Type of site: |
Housing/Estate Landscaping |
| Date(s): |
1800; C20th |
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| Borough: |
Camden |
| Site ownership: |
LB Camden |
| Site management: |
Housing Dept. |
| Open to public? |
Yes |
| Opening times: |
unrestricted |
| Special conditions: |
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| Facilities: |
Children's playground |
| Events: |
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| Public transport: |
Rail: Euston. Tube: Mornington Crescent (Northern), Euston (Northern, Victoria). Bus: 24, 27, 29, 134, 135, 168, 253 |
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The information shown above was correct at the time of the last update 01/08/2002
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