Hoxton Square, Garden square and Asian dining in Shoreditch, England
Hoxton Square is a garden square in the London Borough of Hackney, built around a central lawn enclosed by a low fence and lined with trees. The surrounding terraced buildings rise to about four stories and date largely from the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
The land was laid out as a residential square in 1683 by Samuel Blewitt and Robert Hackshaw, who converted farmland into a planned neighborhood. By the late 20th century, artists and galleries moved into the area as rents fell, shifting its character considerably.
The square draws a mix of office workers, locals, and visitors who sit on the benches or walk across the central lawn during the day. The buildings around it house galleries and restaurants that give the area a creative edge.
The square is freely accessible and the benches inside offer a good place to stop during a walk through the neighborhood. Dogs must be kept on a leash inside the garden, and barbecues are not permitted.
James Parkinson, the physician who first described the disease that now bears his name, lived and worked at an address on this square in the early 1800s. The house where he practiced medicine still stands as part of the terrace around the garden.
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