Site details:
| Markham Square Gardens |
Kensington & Chelsea |
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Private communal garden provided for the residents of Markham Square, built from 1836 on the site of an old orchard on the former farmland of Box Farm. It was named after Pulham Markham Evans, the last owner of the farm, and the Markham family reputedly had common rights since 'the 29th year of Elizabeth'. The garden was laid out as a cherry orchard in 1935 in celebration of the Silver Jubilee of King George V, and after WWII it was re-landscaped in the style of a country garden by the head gardener of the Royal Hospital. The garden now has shrub and flower beds with a central bed, lawn, an ornate seat, and a variety of trees including gingko. |
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| Site location: |
Markham Square/King's Road |
| Postcode: |
SW3 4UY |
| Type of site: |
Garden Square |
| Date(s): |
1836 |
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| Listed structures: |
LBII: 136-138 (even) King's Road |
| Borough: |
Kensington & Chelsea |
| Site ownership: |
private |
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| Open to public? |
Occasionally |
| Opening times: |
Has opened for OGSW. Otherwise private, for keyholders only |
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| Facilities: |
playground |
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| Public transport: |
Tube: Sloane Square (District, Circle). Bus: 11, 19, 22, 211, 319. |
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The information shown above was correct at the time of the last update 01/06/2010
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