St George’s Fields

St George’s Fields are a former burial ground of St George’s, Hanover Square, lying between Connaught Street and Bayswater Road.

Paddington

St George’s Fields was a burial ground from 1763, and later used for archery, games and as allotments. Nearby is Archery Close.

The land was owned by St George’s Church in Hanover Square, which sold it to developers in 1967 who left a few tombstones, adding character to the gardens. The Utopian Housing Association, the developers, were a housing trust.

The architects, Design 5, used a ziggurat style of building, retaining much of the open space whilst creating 300 dwellings. Parts of the double walls surrounding the burial ground - reputedly designed to frustrate grave robbers - have been preserved along with a number of tombstones.

The estate is now in private ownership although the grounds of St George’s Fields are opened to the public once a year under the London Garden Square Scheme and one of London’s oldest plane trees, with a girth of over 5 metres, may be seen set amongst the other trees.

Although the buildings on the estate are not listed they have been included within the Bayswater Road Conservation Area established by the City of Westminster to preserve the amenities of this historic area.

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Church of the Annunciation

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Fountains Abbey

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Marble Arch

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Marble Arch

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Metropolitan Borough of Westminster

Montagu House Montagu House at 22 Portman Square was a historic London house.

Montagu House

Odeon Marble Arch The Odeon Marble Arch (known as the Regal 1928-1945) was a cinema located opposite Marble Arch monument at the top of Park Lane, with its main entrance on Edgware Road.

Odeon Marble Arch

Somerset House, Park Lane Somerset House was an 18th-century town house on the east side of Park Lane, where it meets Oxford Street, in the Mayfair area of London. It was also known as 40 Park Lane, although a renumbering means that the site is now called 140 Park Lane.

Somerset House, Park Lane

Speakers’ Corner Speakers’ Corner is in the northeast corner of Hyde Park.

Speakers’ Corner

St George’s Fields St George’s Fields are a former burial ground of St George’s, Hanover Square, lying between Connaught Street and Bayswater Road.

St George’s Fields

Tyburn Tyburn was a village of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch and the southern end of Edgware Road.

Tyburn

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Western Marble Arch Synagogue

NEARBY STREETS

Albion Close, W2 Albion Close dates from around 1830 (Paddington)

Albion Close, W2

Albion Mews, W2 Albion Mews is a cobbled cul-de-sac that is approached through an entrance under a building on Albion Street (Paddington)

Albion Mews, W2

Albion Street, W2 Albion Street was laid out over the Pightle field in the late 1820s (Paddington)

Albion Street, W2

Alexton Yard, W1H In 1886, George Yard, W1 became Alexton Yard, W1 (Marylebone)

Alexton Yard, W1H

Alleyn Court, W2 Alleyn Court is a block on Alleyn Court (Paddington)

Alleyn Court, W2

Archery Close, W2 Archery Close is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Archery Close, W2

Avenfield House, W1K Avenfield House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)

Avenfield House, W1K

Belvedere Strand, W2 Belvedere Strand is a road in the NW9 postcode area (Paddington)

Belvedere Strand, W2

Berkeley Mews, W1H Berkeley Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Berkeley Mews, W1H

Bilton Towers, W1H Bilton Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marble Arch)

Bilton Towers, W1H

Bouverie Place, W2 Bouverie Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Bouverie Place, W2

Brendon Street, W1H Brendon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Brendon Street, W1H

Brown Street, W1H Brown Street is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Brown Street, W1H

Brunswick Mews, W1H Brunswick Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Brunswick Mews, W1H

Bryanston Court, W1H Bryanston Court is a block on George Street (Marylebone)

Bryanston Court, W1H

Bryanston Mews West, W1H Bryanston Mews West is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Bryanston Mews West, W1H

Bryanston Square, W1H Bryanston Square was built as part of the Portman Estate between 1810 and 1815 (Marylebone)

Bryanston Square, W1H

Bryanston Street, W1C Bryanston Street is a road in the W1C postcode area (Marble Arch)

Bryanston Street, W1C

Bryanston Street, W2 Bryanston Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Marble Arch)

Bryanston Street, W2

Burwood Place, W2 Burwood Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Burwood Place, W2

Cambridge Square, W2 Cambridge Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Cambridge Square, W2

Castlereagh Street, W1H Castlereagh Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Castlereagh Street, W1H

Chelwood House, W2 Chelwood House is a block on Gloucester Square (Paddington)

Chelwood House, W2

Clarendon House, W2 Clarendon House is a block on Strathearn Place (Paddington)

Clarendon House, W2

Clarendon Place, W2 Clarendon Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Clarendon Place, W2

Clenston Mews, W1H Clenston Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Clenston Mews, W1H

Clifton Place, W2 Clifton Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Clifton Place, W2

Connaught Close, W2 Connaught Close is a cul-de-sac off Connaught Street (Paddington)

Connaught Close, W2

Connaught Place, W2 Connaught Place is a street near to Marble Arch (Marble Arch)

Connaught Place, W2

Connaught Square, W2 Connaught Square was the first square of city houses to be built in the Bayswater area. (Paddington)

Connaught Square, W2

Connaught Street, W2 Connaught Street along with Kendal Street was a shopping area of the Victorian and Edwardian period (Paddington)

Connaught Street, W2

Cumberland Court, W1H Cumberland Court is a block on Great Cumberland Place (Marble Arch)

Cumberland Court, W1H

Cumberland Mansions, W1H Cumberland Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Cumberland Mansions, W1H

Diamond House, W2 Diamond House is a block on Praed Street (Paddington)

Diamond House, W2

Dudley Court, W1H Dudley Court is a block on Upper Berkeley Street (Edgware Road)

Dudley Court, W1H

Edgware Road, W2 Edgware Road is part of one of London’s oldest roads (Edgware Road)

Edgware Road, W2

Edna House, W2 Edna House is a building on Norfolk Square (Paddington)

Edna House, W2

Ellerton House, W1 Ellerton House can be found on Bryanston Square (Marylebone)

Ellerton House, W1

Evelyn Court, W1H Evelyn Court is a block on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Evelyn Court, W1H

Falmouth House, W2 Falmouth House is a block on Clarendon Place (Bayswater)

Falmouth House, W2

Forset Court, W2 Forset Court is a block on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Forset Court, W2

Forset Street, W1H Forset Street was named after Edward Forset (or Forsett), surveyor (Edgware Road)

Forset Street, W1H

Frederick Close, W2 Frederick Close is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Frederick Close, W2

Fursecroft, W1H Fursecroft is a block on George Street (Marylebone)

Fursecroft, W1H

George Street, W1H George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

George Street, W1H

George Street, W2 George Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Edgware Road)

George Street, W2

Gloucester Square, W2 Gloucester Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Gloucester Square, W2

Great Cumberland Place, W1H Great Cumberland Place was built as an axis with Bryanston Square to connect the later to Marble Arch (Marylebone)

Great Cumberland Place, W1H

Hampden Gurney Street, W1H Hampden Gurney Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Edgware Road)

Hampden Gurney Street, W1H

Hampshire House, W2 Hampshire House is a block on Hyde Park Place Bayswater Road (Marble Arch)

Hampshire House, W2

Harrowby Street, W1H Harrowby Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Harrowby Street, W1H

Hyde Park Crescent, W2 Hyde Park Crescent was rebuilt in the 1960s around the parish church of St John the Evangelist, designed by Charles Fowler in 1832. (Paddington)

Hyde Park Crescent, W2

Hyde Park Gardens Mews, W2 Hyde Park Gardens Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Hyde Park Gardens Mews, W2

Hyde Park Gardens, W2 Hyde Park Gardens - also known as Hyde Park Terrace - consists of two roads running adjacent to the north western corner of Hyde Park (Paddington)

Hyde Park Gardens, W2

Hyde Park Place, W2 Hyde Park Place is part of the Bayswater Road (Marble Arch)

Hyde Park Place, W2

Hyde Park Square, W2 Hyde Park Square was part of ’Tyburnia’ - planned in 1827 by Samuel Pepys Cockerell for the Bishop of London’s Estate (Paddington)

Hyde Park Square, W2

Hyde Park Street, W2 Hyde Park Street leads north from the Bayswater Road (Paddington)

Hyde Park Street, W2

Kendal Street, W2 Kendal Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Kendal Street, W2

Marble Arch, W1H Marble Arch is a major road junction in the West End, surrounding the monument of the same name (Marble Arch)

Marble Arch, W1H

Meridien House, W1H Meridien House can be found on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Meridien House, W1H

Montagu Street, W1H This is a street in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Montagu Street, W1H

New Quebec Street, W1H New Quebec Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

New Quebec Street, W1H

Norfolk Crescent, W2 Norfolk Crescent is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Norfolk Crescent, W2

Norfolk Place, W2 Norfolk Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Norfolk Place, W2

North Carriage Drive, W2 North Carriage Drive is a road in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

North Carriage Drive, W2

Nutford Place, W1H Nutford Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Nutford Place, W1H

Old Quebec Street, W1 Old Quebec Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marble Arch)

Old Quebec Street, W1

Oxford Square, W2 Oxford Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Oxford Square, W2

Park Lane, W1C A very small section of Park Lane next to Marble Arch, lies within the W1 postcode (Marble Arch)

Park Lane, W1C

Park Steps, W2 Park Steps is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Park Steps, W2

Park West Place, W2 Park West Place is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Park West Place, W2

Park West, W2 Park West is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Park West, W2

Porchester Place, W2 Porchester Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Porchester Place, W2

Portsea Mews, W2 Portsea Mews is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Portsea Mews, W2

Portsea Place, W2 Portsea Place is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Portsea Place, W2

Praed Mews, W2 Praed Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Praed Mews, W2

Praed Street, W2 Praed Street was named after William Praed, chairman of the company which built the canal basin which lies just to its north (Paddington)

Praed Street, W2

Quadrangle, W2 Quadrangle is a block on Sussex Gardens (Paddington)

Quadrangle, W2

Quebec Court, W1H Quebec Court is a block on Seymour Street (Marble Arch)

Quebec Court, W1H

Quebec Mews, W1H Quebec Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Quebec Mews, W1H

Radnor Lodge, W2 Radnor Lodge is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Radnor Lodge, W2

Radnor Mews, W2 Radnor Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Radnor Mews, W2

Radnor Place, W2 Radnor Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Radnor Place, W2

Rainsford Street, W2 Rainsford Street is the successor to the longer Cambridge Mews and incorporated York Row in 1931 (Paddington)

Rainsford Street, W2

Seymour Street, W1H Seymour Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marble Arch)

Seymour Street, W1H

Southwick Mews, W2 Southwick Mews leads off Southwick Street (Paddington)

Southwick Mews, W2

Southwick Place, W2 Southwick Place leads southwest from Hyde Park Crescent (Paddington)

Southwick Place, W2

Southwick Street, W2 Southwick Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Southwick Street, W2

St Mellons House, W2 St Mellons House is a building on Sussex Place (Paddington)

St Mellons House, W2

Stanhope House, W2 Stanhope House is a block on Stanhope Place (Marble Arch)

Stanhope House, W2

Stanhope Place, W2 Stanhope Place is a street in Paddington (Marble Arch)

Stanhope Place, W2

Stanhope Terrace, W2 Stanhope Terrace is a road in the W2 postcode area (Lancaster Gate)

Stanhope Terrace, W2

Stourcliffe Street, W1H Stourcliffe Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Edgware Road)

Stourcliffe Street, W1H

Strathearn Place, W2 Strathearn Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Strathearn Place, W2

Sussex Gardens, W2 Sussex Gardens is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Sussex Gardens, W2

Sussex Place, W2 Sussex Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Sussex Place, W2

The Quadrangle Tower, W2 The Quadrangle Tower can be found on Cambridge Square (Paddington)

The Quadrangle Tower, W2

The Water Gardens, W2 The Water Gardens is a block in front of an open space of the same name (Paddington)

The Water Gardens, W2

Upper Berkeley Street, W1H Upper Berkeley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Upper Berkeley Street, W1H

Vincent Court, W1H Vincent Court is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Vincent Court, W1H

Westchester House, W2 Westchester House is a building on Seymour Street (Edgware Road)

Westchester House, W2

Wilson House, W2 Wilson House is a block (Paddington)

Wilson House, W2

York House, W1H York House is located on Bryanston Street (Marble Arch)

York House, W1H

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