Chalcot Square

Chalcot Square is a garden square in the Primrose Hill district of London, England.

Chalcot Square
TypeGarden square
LocationLondon, NW1
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°32′28″N 0°9′18″W
Area0.2 hectares (0.5 acres)
Created1849
Public transit access Chalk Farm

The square was laid out between 1849 and 1860 and was known as St George's Square until 1937.[1] It is a residential square, well known for its brightly-coloured Italianate terraced houses.[2][3][4] Every house on the square is grade-II listed.[5][6][7][8][9]

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 Miliband; Robert Plant;[10] Joan Bakewell;[11] India Knight and Eric Joyce;[12] Alan Bennett,[13] and M. R. D. Foot.[14]

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