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Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and is 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) excluding roads. In 1913, a proposal to build on the garden was abandoned after local protests. The land was bought by the Borough Council and in 1915 the garden was opened to the public. The centre of the garden is occupied by a
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The square was laid out during the economic boom of the 1820s, when the then owner, George Scott decided to build a speculative housing development on part of his
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structure that was completed in 1829 occupies the south eastern corner of the site and is opposite 22 St Peters Square, a
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Edward Walford British History Onlline Old and New London Volume 6 The Southern
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in 1963/4 was filmed on location at St Peter's Square. The director was
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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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thriller series, which filmed in the Square in March 2010.
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architect's studio and office building, that was formerly
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Squares in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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Streets in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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Hammersmith
London
garden square
River Thames
Great West Road
King Street
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

London Borough of Hounslow
St Peter's Church, Hammersmith
Ionic
Grade II listed
Island Records
Hammersmith & Fulham Council

Sir William Blake Richmond
Grade II listed
English Heritage
Sir William Blake Richmond
Ravenscourt Park
St Peter's Church, Hammersmith
Matthew Pinsent
Kim Medcalf
EastEnders
Sarah Montague
BBC Radio 4
Trevor Nunn
Andrea Catherwood
Charlie Mole

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