Edwardes Square, Private garden square in Kensington, London, United Kingdom.
Edwardes Square is a private garden square in Kensington, London, surrounded by Georgian terraced houses and centered on a large lawn with mature trees and winding paths. A small iron rose pergola and planted flower beds add detail to the green space, which is enclosed by a perimeter fence.
The square was laid out in the early 19th century on land belonging to William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington, who leased it for development. The Georgian houses around the garden were built mostly between 1811 and 1820 and have changed little since.
The square takes its name from William Edwardes, the landowner who sold the land for development, and the Georgian terraces around it still look much as they did when first built. Visitors who walk along the surrounding streets can appreciate how the architecture and the central garden were designed as a single, coherent composition.
The garden opens to the public on select days, so it is worth checking the schedule before you go. The surrounding streets are easy to walk and give a good sense of the square's architecture even from the outside.
The garden contains a small building designed to look like a Greek temple, which was originally built as a lodge for the gardener who lived on site. This kind of ornamental structure serving a practical residential purpose is rare among London's garden squares.
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