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Allason's first task was to prepare a plan for the layout of the main portion of the estate, which was completed by 1823. The 1823 plan marks the genesis of
Allason's most enduring idea—the creation of large private communal gardens enclosed by terraces and/or crescents of houses. Eventually around
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Notting Hill estate by this time brought in an annual revenue of around £3,000 in ground rents, a significant sum at the time. He had married Caroline Raikes on 26 May 1803 at St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester, and had one daughter, Caroline (born 26 Mar 1804, Caldon, Surrey), who
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fifteen of these communal gardens would be built, and they continue to define the character of
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