![]() His home was decorated by architect Isaac Ware John Byng (1741), Vice-Admiral, Royal Navy.They became the new south side of the square. The southernmost portion saw either a breach and passage of 20 years without claim ( the limitation period of deeds) or a release of covenant agreement struck up - it was until about 1930 legally required green space, namely gardens of 9 Fitzmaurice Place. In 1696, with express intent to bind later owners, Berkeley undertook not to build on land retained very directly behind the house, so preserving the view from the rear of the ducal residence. The square is among those that demonstrate non-waiver of (no later agreement to forego) restrictive covenants. In 1696, John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton, sold the house and much of the garden to William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, but retained a significant area at the bottom, including the site of Berkeley Square. The square was originally the bottom of the large garden of Berkeley House on Piccadilly, subsequently Devonshire House. ![]() On the eastern side is a bronze sculpture of Velasquez' Reina Mariana by Manolo Valdes. The fountain was donated by the third Marquess of Lansdowne, and replaced a statue of George II which was removed in 1827. The square features a sculptural fountain by Alexander Munro, a Pre-Raphaelite sculptor, made in 1865. One in the east is a Great Tree of London. In 2008, one of the trees was said to be the "most valuable street tree in Britain" by the London Tree Officers Association, in terms of its size, health, historical significance and the number of people who live near to it. ![]() They are in fact very plain from the horticultural point of view, with grass and paths, but dominated by a famous group of London Plane trees around the gardens, planted in 1789, the year of the French Revolution. The gardens of Berkeley Square are Grade II listed (are in the initial category) on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Īpproach ways include Berkeley Street, Curzon Street, and Hill Street. Gunter's Tea Shop, founded under a different name in 1757, used to trade here.ĥ0 Berkeley Square is allegedly haunted it used to be occupied by Maggs Brothers Antiquarian Booksellers. The daring staircase-hall of No.44 is sometimes considered William Kent's masterpiece. The buildings' architects included Robert Adam but 9 Fitzmaurice Place (since 1935 home of the Lansdowne Club, earlier known as Shelb(o)urne then Lansdowne House - all three names referring to the same branch of one family) is now on the south corner's approach ("Fitzmaurice Place"). Most have been converted into offices for businesses typical of Mayfair, such as bluechips' meeting spaces, hedge funds, niche headhunters and wealth management businesses. Only one building, number 48, remains wholly residential. Originally these were the London residences of very wealthy families who would spend most of the year at their country house. Like most squares in British cities, it is surrounded largely by terraced houses, in this case grand townhouses. The gardens' very large London Plane trees are among the oldest in central London, planted in 1789. It was laid out in the mid 18th century by the architect William Kent, and originally extended further south. It is one of the best known of the many squares in London, located in Mayfair in the City of Westminster. Berkeley Square / ˈ b ɑːr k l iː/ is a garden square in the West End of London.
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