Foreword: A Hat Tip
Our thanks to a Preeminent Historian and the Estate's Master Planners.
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About
Our Objective is
To Benefit All Gloucester Square Residents
Including prospective tenants and owners, by providing a community resource that not only shares the rich history of the square, though also makes it easier to contact the relevant groups and committees, whilst staying up-to-date on everything happening in the area.
Short Term Goals
To provide a resource that residents consider useful and interesting, lowering barriers to engagement within the neighbourhood.
Long Term Vision
To encourage residents to proactively participate in the Garden and our wider community, creating the best Garden Square in London!
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Years of History
One of the Largest and Widest Gardens in and Around West-Central London
Widest Garden on the Hyde Park Estate
At 68m wide the Gloucester Square Garden is roughly double the width of the next largest (traditional) Garden on the Hyde Park Estate.
This provides two key benefits Gloucester Square.
Firstly the width allows residents to make use of wide open lawns between the plants, far away from the adjoing (albeit quiet residential) roads.
Secondly, this width, combined with the Garden’s oreination (43 degrees from horizontal / East-West), allows residents to benefit from additional sunlight throughouthout the day and for more of the year.
... And the Second Largest
At a little over 1.6 Acres, Gloucester Square is the second largest Garden on the Hyde Park Estate, narrowly behind Hyde Park Gardens (1.9 Acres).
As you can see from the adjacent table, Gloucester Square ranks among the top 5 largest Gardens in and around West-Central London, and the top 3 exclusively residential Gardens.
| Area | Garden | Average Length (m) | Average Width (m) | Acres | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park Estate | Cambridge Square | 83 | 19 | 0.4 | |
| Hyde Park Estate | Connaught Square | 88 | 31 | 0.7 | |
| Hyde Park Estate | Gloucester Square | 97 | 68 | 1.6 | |
| Hyde Park Estate | Hyde Park Gardens | 230 | 34 | 1.9 | |
| Hyde Park Estate | Hyde Park Square | 110 | 33 | 0.9 | |
| Hyde Park Estate | Oxford Square | 83 | 22 | 0.5 | |
| Hyde Park Estate | Sussex Square | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Hyde Park Estate | Water Gardens | 71 | 60 | 1.1 | |
| Bayswater | Cleveland Square | 94 | 66 | 1.5 | |
| Bayswater | Leinster Square | 123 | 29 | 0.9 | |
| Bayswater | Prince's Square | 123 | 29 | 0.9 | |
| Bayswater | Kensington Square Gardens | 92 | 28 | 0.6 | |
| Marylebone | Bryanston Square | 195 | 20 | 1.0 | |
| Marylebone | Montagu Square | 195 | 20 | 1.0 | |
| Marylebone | Portman Square | 113 | 85 | 2.4 | |
| Notting Hill | Pembridge Square | 195 | 26 | 1.3 | |
| Bayswater | Porchester Square | 143 | 23 | 0.8 | |
| Notting Hill | Ladbroke Square Garden | 307 | 90 | 6.8 | |
| Little Venice | Crescent Garden | 264 | 49 | 3.2 |
Measurements Estimated from Google Map’s Measurement Feature.
A 360 Degree View
Appreciating that not all prospective residents will be able to access then Garden when viewing a property on the Square, we have provided this 360 degree view of the center of the Garden to give a virtual tour instead!
The History of Our Square and the Hyde Park Estate
Initial Development of Tyburnia
The origins of the Hyde Park Estate, or Tyburnia, as it was originally known.
Origins of Gloucester Square
How and when the second largest Garden Square on the Hyde Park Estate was built.
Prosperity Through to the End of the 19th Century
An insight into the Affluence and Effluence of the remainder of the 19th Century.
End of the Initial Leases; Start of the Redevelopment
The era of practicality and amenity, influenced by a famous local architect.
Surviving the Blitz; Embracing the 60s
Economics and modern architectural styles shaped the square we know today. Not the Blitz.
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