Edwardes Square

Edwardes Square is a garden square in Kensington, London, W8. The square was built between 1811 and 1820. 1–23 and 25–48 Edwardes Square are listed Grade II for their architectural merit.^[1]^[2]

Gardens

The communal gardens were laid out in 1820 and are 1.215 hectares (3.00 acres) in size. The gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. They are not open to the public.^[3]^[4]

Notable residents

No. 1: Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) resided here for a brief period after his marriage to Frances in 1901
No. 11: the London home of the author and humanist Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson (1862–1932).
No 16: Sir Roger Bannister (the first man to break the four minute mile) lived here.
No 19: the Italian poet Ugo Foscolo lived here between 1817 and 1818.
No 27: Comedian Frankie Howerd lived here from 1966 until his death in 1992.
No 59:
- Artist Frank Cadogan Cowper lived here in Studio 2, between 1909 and 1924.
- Pianist and composer Helen Pyke lived here in Studio 4, in the mid-1930s.

The Scarsdale Tavern is a pub at no. 23A.

References

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^ Historic England, "1–23 Edwardes Square (1080645)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 February 2016
^ Historic England, "25–48 Edwardes Square (1080646)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 February 2016
^ "Edwardes Square". London Gardens Online. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ Historic England, "Edwardes Square (1000803)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 February 2016