Warwick Square is a
garden square
A garden square is a type of communal garden in an urban area wholly or substantially surrounded by buildings; commonly, it continues to be applied to public and private parks formed after such a garden becomes accessible to the public at large. ...
in the
Pimlico
Pimlico () is an area of Central London in the City of Westminster, built as a southern extension to neighbouring Belgravia. It is known for its garden squares and distinctive Regency architecture. Pimlico is demarcated to the north by London V ...
district of London SW1. Buildings fronting, save for a church, are
listed Grade II on the
National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, an ...
. The private gardens at the centre of the square are Grade II listed on the
Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England provides a listing and classification system for historic parks and gardens similar to that used for listed buildings. The register is managed by Historic England ...
.
Layout and architecture
An outlier (anomaly) is No.33 which is beyond the south corner of the rectangle - it has views of parts of the square from its front.
The group of four
K6 telephone boxes (deemed) on
Belgrave Road
Belgrave Road is a street in the Pimlico area of London.Belgrave Road Guide
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
status); they are in the initial, mainstream category, Grade II.
The square began with roads and pipes in 1843 and the terraces around it were completed in the next few years. No.33 was built from 1860 to 1866 by George Morgan as a studio and mansion.
[ No.66 was Cubitt's home and office at the time he was developing the square. It was converted into 5 apartments in 2018.]
References
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1843 in London
Grade II listed houses in the City of Westminster
Grade II listed parks and gardens in London
Houses completed in the 19th century
Pimlico
Thomas Cubitt buildings
Communal gardens
Garden squares in London
Squares in the City of Westminster