Foreword: A Hat Tip
Our thanks to a Preeminent Historian and the Estate's Master Planners.
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History
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.