Nevern Square (London)

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These private communal gardens were provided for the residents of Nevern Square, built in 1880-82 as part of the development of the Edwardes Estate. The garden was laid at an early stage of the development. William Edwardes, whose father had married into the Rich family who owned the Earl's Court Estate, had become Baron Kensington in 1776 and by the early C19th it was the largest estate in Kensington. The family's links with Pembrokeshire are reflected in street names, Nevern or Nanhyfer taken from a Welsh parish and river. The garden was purchased by local residents in 1974, who formed a non-profit-making company.
The Square is private and can be enjoyed by all the residents forming the community that surrounds the square. Once a year, the square is open to the public usually on a Saturday and Sunday, during the London Garden Square Open Day Weekend.
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