Site details:
| Argyle Square Gardens |
Camden |
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Argyle Square Gardens, July 2002. Photo: S Williams
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Argyle Square was laid out in 1840-49 as a development of modest terraced housing around an irregularly shaped garden; in the early C19th the immediate area had been pleasure grounds. The garden, provided for residents of surrounding housing, was laid out with perimeter trees, serpentine paths and a circular central feature. Now open to the public, it is enclosed by reproduction railings and has been re-designed with a sports pitch at one end and landscaping at the other, although a number of mature London plane trees survive from the earlier layout. |
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| Site location: |
Euston Road |
| Postcode: |
WC1 |
| Type of site: |
Garden Square |
| Date(s): |
1840s |
| Designer(s): |
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| Listed structures: |
LBII: Houses and attached railings of Nos. 7-25 (east); 26-35 (south); 36-47 (west) |
| Borough: |
Camden |
| Site ownership: |
LB Camden |
| Site management: |
Parks & Open Spaces |
| Open to public? |
Yes |
| Opening times: |
7.30am - dusk |
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| Facilities: |
Playground, sports pitch |
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| Public transport: |
Rail: King's Cross. Tube: King's Cross (Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Piccadilly, Circle, Victoria, Northern). Bus: 10, 30, 46, 73, 91, 214 |
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The information shown above was correct at the time of the last update 01/06/2008
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