Site details:
| Hereford Square |
Kensington & Chelsea |
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Hereford Square is a private communal garden provided for residents of the surrounding houses, part of the Day Estate developed from 1847-52 by architect Thomas Holmes. Benjamin Day had married Ann Dodemead in 1743, whose father had land here, and they built Hereford Lodge (demolished 1840s) on what is now the south-west corner of the square. The central garden was part of the original plan and completed by 1848; it has mature trees, paths, lawn, shrub and flowerbeds. Among famous residents was Sir James Barrie, author of 'Peter Pan' who lived at 133 Gloucester Road. During WWII, the garden was used as baseball ground by American soldiers. |
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| Site location: |
Hereford Square/Gloucester Road |
| Postcode: |
SW7 4TS |
| Type of site: |
Garden Square |
| Date(s): |
1848 |
| Designer(s): |
John Blore |
| Listed structures: |
LBII: 10-23 and 27-35 Hereford Square |
| Borough: |
Kensington & Chelsea |
| Site ownership: |
private |
| Site management: |
Garden Management Committee with professional gardener |
| Open to public? |
Occasionally |
| Opening times: |
Has opened for OGSW. Otherwise private, for keyholders only |
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| Public transport: |
Tube: South Kensington, Gloucester Road (District, Circle, Piccadilly). Bus: C1, 49, 74, 430 |
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