Hoxton Square, Garden square and Asian dining in Shoreditch, England
Hoxton Square is a Victorian garden square in Hackney featuring a central lawn surrounded by four-story townhouses. The buildings around it contain restaurants, offices, and entertainment spaces that define the character of the space.
The square was developed in 1683 by Samuel Blewitt and Robert Hackshaw, converting farmland into a residential neighborhood. Over subsequent centuries, it grew into an established middle-class district with solid Victorian construction.
The square reflects its Victorian heritage through the architecture that frames it and the mix of people who gather here daily. Restaurants and creative businesses now fill the buildings, making it a social hub where locals and visitors meet.
The square has rules for visitors, including keeping dogs on leashes and no barbecues allowed. It serves as a good rest spot when exploring the busy neighborhood around it.
James Parkinson, the physician who first described the disease bearing his name, worked at a house on this square. His medical practice in the early 1800s linked scientific discovery to this location.
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