Chalcot Square is a
garden square in the
Primrose Hill district of
London
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,
England
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The square was laid out between 1849 and 1860 and was known as St George's Square until 1937. It is a residential square, well known for its brightly coloured
Italianate terraced houses. Every house on the square is
Grade II listed.
Sylvia Plath and
Ted Hughes lived at 3 Chalcot Square for years and Plath is commemorated with a blue plaque. They rented their home to
Assia Wevill and
David Wevill. Other famous residents have included
Ralph,
Marion,
Ed, and
David
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The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
Miliband;
Robert Plant;
Joan Bakewell;
India Knight and
Eric Joyce;
Alan Bennett; and
M. R. D. Foot.
Gallery
Sylvia Plath 1932-1963 poet lived here 1960-1961.jpg, Blue plaque
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for Sylvia Plath
References
External links
Garden squares in London
Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Camden
Squares in the London Borough of Camden
Primrose Hill
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